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.
EPICURUSThe most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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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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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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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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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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