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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.

Epicurus

The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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Difficult Glory Hard Time Overcome Struggle
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
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
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Abundance Constitution Enjoyment Inspirational
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering
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
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
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
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Drink Eat Friendship Funny Lion Wolf
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Concern Death Existence Life
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind
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
We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.
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Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
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
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
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
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
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
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Drink Eat Look
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.
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Absence Death Element Sensation
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Declutter Desire Money Rich

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