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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

Epicurus

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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Confidence Friendship Help Knowledge
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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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Fear Fools Future Gratitude Life
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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Approve Be Yourself Crowd
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Abstract Compact Justice Men
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
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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Concern Friendship Immortal Mortal Wisdom
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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Course Interest Life Man Misfortune Reason Seldom Wise
When you die, your mind will be gone even faster than your body.
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Body Death Die Mind
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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Constant Evil God Human Listen Men Perish Prayer
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 is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
EPICURUS

Death Life Philosophy
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
EPICURUS

Estate Honor One Liner Poverty

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

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