من الحماقة أن يسأل الإنسانُ الآلهةَ ما يستطيع أن ينالَه بنفسه.
النص الأصلي بالإنجليزية
“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.”Epicurus — Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill (1964)
