Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
EPICURUSHe who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
More Epicurus Quotes
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.
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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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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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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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