The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
EPICURUSNothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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