There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
EPICURUSFoolish 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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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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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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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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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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He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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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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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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