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From Quotes by Epicurus
- A world is a circumscribed portion of sky... it is a piece cut off from the infinite.
- Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against doing or sustaining…
- Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real…
- A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality,…
- Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.
- Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.
- There is nothing to fear from gods, There is nothing to feel in death, Good can be attained, Evil can be endured.
- The gods can either take away evil from the world and will not, or, being willing to do so, cannot; or they neither can nor…
- If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
- I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
- Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
- All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help
- The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a…
- If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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