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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

Epicurus

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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Constant Evil God Human Listen Men Perish Prayer
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 Life Philosophy
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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Course Interest Life Man Misfortune Reason Seldom Wise
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
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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Anticipation Arrive Cause Death Fear Fools Man Pain
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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Difficult Glory Hard Time Overcome Struggle
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind
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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Life Nature Opinion People Philosophy Poor Rich Shape
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational
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.
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Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure

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