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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.

Epicurus

Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind
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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God Himself Man Obtain Power Pray
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Concern Death Existence Life
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Care Death Existence One Liner
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Abstract Compact Justice Men
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
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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Anticipation Arrive Cause Death Fear Fools Man Pain
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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Difficult Glory Hard Time Overcome Struggle
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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Death Easy Endurance Fear God Terrible Worry
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Drink Eat Look
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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Healing Man Philosophy Suffering Vain Word
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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Couch Fear Freedom Gold Inspirational Rich Table Trouble
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.
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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom

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