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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.

Epicurus

He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science
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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Desire Hope Inspirational Minimalism Remember Spoil
Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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Compact Harm Justice Kind
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, 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
We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.
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Action Attain Direction Exercise Happiness Ourselves Present
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
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering
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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Adversity Challenge Courage Development Happiness Hard Time Relationship Survival
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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
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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Awareness Conscious Death Existence Fear Life Pleasure Sensation
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
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
He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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Deep Future Greet Inspirational

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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