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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Epicurus

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
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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Constant Evil God Human Listen Men Perish Prayer
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.
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Desire Friendship Help Need Start
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Drink Eat Friendship Funny Lion Wolf
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
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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Concern Friendship Immortal Mortal Wisdom
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Declutter Desire Money Rich
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
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
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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Death Life Philosophy
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 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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Absence Death Element Sensation

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