Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.Epicurus
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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Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
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Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.
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Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
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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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