"Justice has no independent existence; it results from……" — Epicurus
"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 mutual injury."
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136 Quotes by Epicurus
Epicurus has 136 quotes on this site.
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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…
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Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not…
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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,…
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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…
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When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he…
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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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More Contracts Quotes
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In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, contracts, litigation, real…
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The last true punk band to get a major label contract was The Dickies.
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It hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don't…
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Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of…
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Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create…
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If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and...…
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I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart…
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Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are…
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A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract…
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We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we…
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When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording…
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The Conservative Party is not honouring the commitment to Lords reform and, as a result, part of our contract has…
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