Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
EPICURUSMisfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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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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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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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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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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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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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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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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