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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.

Epicurus

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Enough Greedy Little Man Satisfaction
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
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
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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Art Die Life Live
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
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
Contented poverty is an honorable estate.
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Estate Honor One Liner Poverty
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
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
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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Abundance Joy Life Moderation Taste
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.
EPICURUS

Awful Death Philosophy Wisdom
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
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
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
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

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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