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Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized.
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What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
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In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
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The term incorporeal is properly applied only to the void, which cannot act or be acted on. Since the soul can act and be acted upon, it is corporeal.
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Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.
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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any time. It is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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Only the just man enjoys peace of mind.
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So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
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I was not I have been I am not I do not mind.
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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness.
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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract it is merely a compact between men.
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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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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He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.
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Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy.
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There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death.
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