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epicurus

epicurus

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Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. Uncategorized
The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd. Uncategorized
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life. Uncategorized
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls. Uncategorized
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. Uncategorized
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. Uncategorized
I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome. Uncategorized
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. Uncategorized
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Uncategorized
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Uncategorized
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist. Uncategorized
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. Uncategorized
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. Uncategorized
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Uncategorized
Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.e Uncategorized
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. Uncategorized
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest. Uncategorized
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Uncategorized
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. Uncategorized
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Uncategorized

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