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.
EPICURUSThe most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Foolish is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will cause pain when it arrives but because anticipation of it is painful.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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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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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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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 time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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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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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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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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