It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
EPICURUSVain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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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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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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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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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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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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