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Epicurus

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
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
Foolish is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will cause pain when it arrives but because anticipation of it is painful.
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Anticipation Arrive Cause Death Fear Fools Man Pain
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Care Death Existence One Liner
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
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
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
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
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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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Death Easy Endurance Fear God Terrible Worry
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
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
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

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