Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
EPICURUSIf 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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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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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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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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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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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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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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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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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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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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