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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.

Epicurus

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
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
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Confidence Friendship Help Knowledge
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
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Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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
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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Absence Death Element Sensation
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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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
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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Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Fear Fools Future Gratitude Life
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom

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