(τετραφάρμακος), or "the four-part cure," is the
Greek philosopher
Epicurus' (341 BC, Samos – 270 BC,
Athens) remedy for leading the happiest possible life. The "tetrapharmakos" was originally a compound of four
drugs (wax, tallow, pitch and resin); the word has been used metaphorically by
Epicurus and his disciples to refer to the four remedies for healing the soul.
Tetrapharmakos, the four-part cure;
Don't
fear God,
Don't
worry about
death;
What is good is easy to get, and
What is terrible is easy to endure
-
Ἄφοβον ὁ θεός,
ἀνύποπτον ὁ θάνατος
καὶ τἀγαθὸν μὲν εὔκτητον,
τὸ δὲ δεινὸν εὐκαρτέρητον
