The wise man is not disturbed by the absence of friends, but by the absence of virtue.
Epicurean philosophy
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"Pleasure is the starting point and goal of living blessedly."
Strange & Unusual"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."
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Shocking"It is not wealth that makes us happy, but the use we make of it."
Controversial"It is not possible to dispel the fear of the most important things unless one understands the whole nature of the universe."
Shocking