Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
EPICURUSHe who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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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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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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Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Do 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.
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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
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To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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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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The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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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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