It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
EPICURUSNot what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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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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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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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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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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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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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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