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.
EPICURUSWe should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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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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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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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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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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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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