The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
EPICURUSDeath is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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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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Foolish is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will cause pain when it arrives but because anticipation of it is painful.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
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