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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.

Epicurus

Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
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Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
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
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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Death Life Philosophy
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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Couch Fear Freedom Gold Inspirational Rich Table Trouble
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Concern Death Existence Life
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
I was not, I was, I am not, I care not.
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Care Death Existence One Liner
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
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
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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
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
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
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

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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