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The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.

Epicurus

The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
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Concern Friendship Immortal Mortal Wisdom
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
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
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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
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
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Delay Old Philosophy Study Young
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
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
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
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
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
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering

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