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

Epicurus

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
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
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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
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
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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God Himself Man Obtain Power Pray
The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
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Easy Extend Ideal Infinite Limitation Nature Philosophy Requirement Wealth
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.
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Approve Be Yourself Crowd

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