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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.

Epicurus

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.
EPICURUS

Approve Be Yourself Crowd
We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
EPICURUS

Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
EPICURUS

Life Nature Opinion People Philosophy Poor Rich Shape
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
EPICURUS

Art Die Life Live
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
EPICURUS

Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
EPICURUS

Body Death Die Mind
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
EPICURUS

Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
EPICURUS

Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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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Couch Fear Freedom Gold Inspirational Rich Table Trouble
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
EPICURUS

Abstract Compact Justice Men
The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
EPICURUS

Concern Friendship Immortal Mortal Wisdom
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
EPICURUS

Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
EPICURUS

Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
EPICURUS

God Himself Man Obtain Power Pray

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