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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.

Epicurus

Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
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
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 most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
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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Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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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Easy Extend Ideal Infinite Limitation Nature Philosophy Requirement Wealth
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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God Himself Man Obtain Power Pray
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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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Death Life Philosophy
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
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

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