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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

Epicurus

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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Course Interest Life Man Misfortune Reason Seldom Wise
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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Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Confidence Friendship Help Knowledge
Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering
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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Desire Hope Inspirational Minimalism Remember Spoil
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
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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
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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Adversity Challenge Courage Development Happiness Hard Time Relationship Survival
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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