Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
EPICURUSJustice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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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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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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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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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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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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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 time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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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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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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