"I was still more concerned (a preference which……" — Lucian
"I was still more concerned (a preference which you may be far from resenting) to strike a blow for Epicurus, that great man whose holiness and divinity of nature were not shams, who alone had and imparted true insight into the good, and who brought deliverance to all that consorted with him."
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23 Quotes by Lucian
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Wise is the person at either end. Who can in due measure spare as well as spend.
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Avarice is a cursed vice: offer a man enough gold, and he will part with his own small hoard of…
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The historian should be fearless and incorruptible; a man of independence, loving frankness and truth; one who, as the poets…
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Realize that true happiness lies within you.
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Be grateful. By slaying you now, I spare you an eternity of torment.
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Everybody dies. Some just need a little help.
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Death is a mercy, and I have enough mercy to go around.
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The only business of the historian is to relate things exactly as they are: this he can never do as…
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The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.
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The American soldier demonstrated that, properly equipped, trained and led, he has no superior among all the armies of the…
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I'll be reading books until the next challenger arrives. That will calm my nerves, so that I may deal with…
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There is no happiness without tears, no life without death. Beware! I am going to make you cry.
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