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Epicurus Quotes

«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.»
«Justice . . . is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.»
Author: Epicurus
«We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously»
Author: Epicurus | About: Living | Keywords: nobly
«We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink, for dining alone is leading the life of a lion or wolf»
«If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another»
«The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully»
«It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.»
«If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.»
«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.»
«Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.»

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