The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
EPICURUSDo 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.
More Epicurus Quotes
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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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Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.
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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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I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
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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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When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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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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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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