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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

Epicurus

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
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Concern Death Existence Life
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
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
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.
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Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
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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Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself

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