The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
EPICURUSIf you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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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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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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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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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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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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