To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
EPICURUSThe wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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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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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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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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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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