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Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

Epicurus

Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
EPICURUS

Desire Hope Inspirational Minimalism Remember Spoil
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
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
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Friendship Happiness Important Life
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
EPICURUS

Declutter Desire Money Rich
If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
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Life Nature Opinion People Philosophy Poor Rich Shape
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
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
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.
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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure

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