Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
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Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .
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The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.
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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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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not ye...
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The man who says that all events are necessitated has no ground for critizing the man who says that not all events are necessitated. For according to ...
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The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-su...
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Accustom yourself to the belief that death is of no concern to us, since all good and evil lie in sensation and sensation ends with death. Therefore t...
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Death means nothing to us
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Men inflict injuries from hatred, jealousy or contempt, but the wise man masters all these passions by means of reason.
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Don't fear the gods,Don't worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.
