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Epicurus

If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.
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Constant Evil God Human Listen Men Perish Prayer
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Abstract Compact Justice Men
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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Death Life Philosophy
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Confidence Friendship Help Knowledge
We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
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Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
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Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Delay Old Philosophy Study Young
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
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Couch Fear Freedom Gold Inspirational Rich Table Trouble
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Care Death Existence One Liner
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.

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