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.
EPICURUSNothing 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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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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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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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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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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