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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

Epicurus

If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man 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
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
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
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
He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational
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
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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Anticipation Arrive Cause Death Fear Fools Man Pain
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
Don’t fear the gods, Don’t worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure.
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Death Easy Endurance Fear God Terrible Worry
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Declutter Desire Money Rich
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
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
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

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