I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
EPICURUSNot what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
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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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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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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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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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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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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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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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