Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
EPICURUSThe most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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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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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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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.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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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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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
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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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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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