All Epicurus Quotes
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Epicurus
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It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
Epicurus
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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Epicurus
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Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Epicurus
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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.
Epicurus
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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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History
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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
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Friendship
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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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Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
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The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
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A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.
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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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You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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