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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.

Epicurus

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
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
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
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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
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
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
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Abundance Constitution Enjoyment 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
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Drink Eat Look
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Abstract Compact Justice Men
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
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
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind

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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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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