Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
EPICURUSThe noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Don’t fear the gods, Don’t worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure.
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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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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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