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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.

~Epicurus

Topics: Because Come Concern Death Does Exist Here Long Longer Us

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

~Epicurus

Topics: Abundance Enjoy Our

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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

~Epicurus

Topics: Enough Little Man Nothing Too Whom

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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.

~Epicurus

Topics: Better Couch Fear Free Full Golden Lying Rich Table Than Trouble You

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We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

~Epicurus

Topics: Absent Actions Attaining Bring Directed Everything Exercise Happiness Must Our Ourselves Present Since Things Toward Which

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If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

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Topics: Against Another Evil Forever God Listened Men Perished Prayers Praying Quickly Would

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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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Topics: Among Desiring Hoped Now Once Only Remember Spoil Things You

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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

~Epicurus

Topics: Art Dying Living Well

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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

~Epicurus

Topics: Confidence Friends Help Helps Much Our Us

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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

Topics: Impossible Justly Life Live Living Pleasant Well Wisely Without

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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