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21 " So long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist "
― Epicurus
22 " 27. Of all the means which are procured by wisdom to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the acquisition of firends. "
― Epicurus , Principal Doctrines
23 " Death means nothing to us "
― Epicurus , The Art of Happiness
24 " Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us. "
25 " He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow. "
26 " The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd. "
27 " Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little "
28 " If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another "
29 " If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. "
30 " You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. "
31 " The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. "
32 " Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little. "
33 " Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. "
― Epicurus ,
34 " It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. "
35 " 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. "
36 " 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. "
37 " He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing. "
38 " Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other. "
39 " El estudio de la naturaleza no forma jactanciosos artífices de la charlatanería ni ostentadores de la cultura por la que pugna la mayoría, sino espíritus independientes, capaces, orgullosos de sus propios bienes y no de los que surgen de las circunstancias. "
― Epicurus , Obras completas
40 " do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not "