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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Epicurus

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
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
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
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Fear Fools Future Gratitude Life
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
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
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Easy Extend Ideal Infinite Limitation Nature Philosophy Requirement Wealth
Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
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Awareness Conscious Death Existence Fear Life Pleasure Sensation
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
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

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