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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.

Epicurus

He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational
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
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
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
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
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.
EPICURUS

Approve Be Yourself Crowd
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
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
EPICURUS

Care Death Existence One Liner
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.
EPICURUS

Couch Fear Freedom Gold Inspirational Rich Table Trouble
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.
EPICURUS

Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
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.
EPICURUS

Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
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
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.
EPICURUS

Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
EPICURUS

Friendship Happiness Important Life

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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