Of all the things which wisdom provides for the happiness of the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friendship.
Epicurean philosophy
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"The greatest good is to be free from pain and mental disturbance."
Shocking"Death is nothing to us; for that which has been dissolved into its elements experiences no sensation, and that which has no sensation is nothing to us."
Strange & Unusual"The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd."
Strange & Unusual"The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this."
Strange & Unusual"The limit of quantity in pleasures is the removal of all that is painful. Wherever and whenever this is present, pleasure is no longer increased, but has reached its stationary maximum."
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