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The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.
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My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes it by…
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Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and…
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Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.
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In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
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Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will…
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Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
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A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in the thought…
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When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he has quitted…
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.
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The excesses of love soon pass, but its insufficiencies torment us forever.
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Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the…
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Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better…
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And happiness...Well, after all, desires torment us, don't they? And, clearly, happiness is when there are no more desires, not one...What a…
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Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
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Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to…
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Hey downer, don't prey on me. We've all got bum raps that torment us day to day.
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