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.
EPICURUSBe moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
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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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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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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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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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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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I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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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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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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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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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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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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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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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