"In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who……" — Epicurus

"In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most."

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136 Quotes by Epicurus

Epicurus has 136 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.
My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes…
Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not…
Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life,…
Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in…
When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he…
Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.
Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

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More Defeated Quotes

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When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men… — Chinua Achebe
The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. — Charles Baudelaire
There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be… — Tony Blair
But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the… — Tony Blair
We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because… — Michael Bloomberg
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his… — Muhammad Ali
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge. — Grover Cleveland
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou
Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated. — Carlos Castaneda
Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated. — William Wordsworth

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