If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
EPICURUSVain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
More Epicurus Quotes
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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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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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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I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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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 fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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