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Epicurus Quotes: The summit of pleasure is the elimination of all that gives pain.
         

The summit of pleasure is the elimination of all that gives pain.


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The summit of pleasure is the elimination of all that gives pain.
         



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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.



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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.



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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.



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Live your life without attracting attention.

Live your life without attracting attention.



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If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.





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