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A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

~Epicurus

Topics: Acquire Because Cannot Easy Free Free Life Life Many Possessions Servility Without

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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

Topics: Course Directed Greatest Highest His Interests Life Man Misfortune Reason Seldom Throughout Wise Wise Man

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Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.

~Epicurus

Topics: Age Early Grown He Health Late Nor Old Search Seek Slow Soul Too Too Late Weary Wisdom Young

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The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

~Epicurus

Topics: Crowd Forced Most Should Time Withdraw You Yourself

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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.

~Epicurus

Topics: Better Fool Misfortune Prosperity Than Wise

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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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Topics: Abstract Between Compact Justice Men Merely Thing

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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

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Topics: Against As Far As City Concerned Death Far Ills Live Men Other Possible Provide Security Walls Without

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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

Topics: Entirely Friendship Greatest Happy Make Much Possession Provides Things Us Which Wisdom

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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.

~Epicurus

Topics: Folly Gods He Himself Man Obtain Power Pray Which

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Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come.

~Epicurus

Topics: Age Alike Because Been Both Come Fear Former Good Good Things Grace He Him Latter May No Fear Old Order Ought Over Same Same Time Seek Things Time Which While Wisdom Young

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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