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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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 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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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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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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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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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
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