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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.

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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
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
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Concern Death Existence Life
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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Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Drink Eat Friendship Funny Lion Wolf
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
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
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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Abundance Constitution Enjoyment Inspirational
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Drink Eat Look
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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Approve Be Yourself Crowd
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
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind

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