Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
EPICURUSWe must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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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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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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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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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.
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