All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the... by Epicurus

All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help

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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.

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Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

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The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

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Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

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Being happy is knowing how to be content with little by Epicurus

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

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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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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking f... by Epicurus

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. by Epicurus

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

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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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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. by Epicurus

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

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Live your life without attracting attention. by Epicurus

Live your life without attracting attention.

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Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can and does... by Epicurus

Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can and does not want to.

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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

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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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He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough. by Epicurus

He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.

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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, n... by Epicurus

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

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He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another. by Epicurus

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

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The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.

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