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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.

Epicurus

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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God Himself Man Obtain Power Pray
The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
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Concern Friendship Immortal Mortal Wisdom
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Fear Fools Future Gratitude Life
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
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
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
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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Course Interest Life Man Misfortune Reason Seldom Wise
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
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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Adversity Challenge Courage Development Happiness Hard Time Relationship Survival
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
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
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Easy Extend Ideal Infinite Limitation Nature Philosophy Requirement Wealth

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