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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.

Epicurus

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
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
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Friendship Happiness Important Life
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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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Desire Learning Please Remove Understand
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
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
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Argument Empty Human Philosophy Relieve Suffering
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
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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Easy Extend Ideal Infinite Limitation Nature Philosophy Requirement Wealth
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
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
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Delay Old Philosophy Study Young

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