Epicurus Quotes About Happiness
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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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If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.
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Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
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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.
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No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.
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Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.
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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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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good
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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
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