Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
EPICURUSPleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
More Epicurus Quotes
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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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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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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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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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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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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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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Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
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If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people’s opinions, you will never be rich.
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