Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
EPICURUSI was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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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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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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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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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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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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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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If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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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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