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| Epicurus
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you have was once among the things only hoped for. I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome. 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. It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. 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. It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls. Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed. The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd. There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants. |
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