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

Epicurus

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
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Confidence Friendship Help Knowledge
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
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
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
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Friendship Happiness Important Life
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
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
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
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
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.
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Absence Death Element Sensation
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Care Death Existence One Liner
He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational

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