He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
EPICURUSWe 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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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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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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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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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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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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