Tag: Epicurus
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
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Justice… is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
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If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
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We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
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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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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
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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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