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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
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It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
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A man who causes fear cannot be free from fear.
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The mind that is much elevated and insolent with prosperity, and cast down with adversity, is generally abject and base.
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Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized.
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I have never wished to cater to the crowd for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
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In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
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Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.
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I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.
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Injustice is not evil in itself, but only in the fear and apprehension that one will not escape those who have been set up to punish the offense.
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All sensations are true pleasure is our natural goal.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.
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Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample, is an unhappy man, even if he is the master of the whole world.
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All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help
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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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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
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Don't fear god, Don't worry about death What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure
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When we say that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasure of the profligate or that which depends on physical enjoyment--as some think who do not understand our teachings, disagree with them, or give them an evil interpretation--but by pleasure we mean the state wherein the body is free from pain and the mind from anxiety.
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
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