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Epicurus Quotes: What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.
         

What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.


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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.

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.



Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?



Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.



The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.



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

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



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

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



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

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



Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little



Live your life without attracting attention.

Live your life without attracting attention.



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

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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Fame is a thing that happens when you do something you love - nobody wants to be famous for the wrong reasons. It's not my goal, but if being more famous means I can get more music out, that's cool.

Fame is a thing that happens when you do something you love - nobody wants to be famous for the wrong reasons. It's not my goal, but if being more famous means I can get more music out, that's cool.



There is nothing in the world more pitiable than an irresolute man, oscillating between two feelings, who would willingly unite the two and who does not perceive that nothing can unite them

There is nothing in the world more pitiable than an irresolute man, oscillating between two feelings, who would willingly unite the two and who does not perceive that nothing can unite them



There are a lot of good racquetball players out there, but playing the game and knowing the game are two different things. Because I had no direction, I had to feel the game.

There are a lot of good racquetball players out there, but playing the game and knowing the game are two different things. Because I had no direction, I had to feel the game.



And let to-day embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing.

And let to-day embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing.



A good quote is a beautiful inspirational spring branch in the reader's mind; it is a powerful propulsive force too, just like a wind! All men need winds!

A good quote is a beautiful inspirational spring branch in the reader's mind; it is a powerful propulsive force too, just like a wind! All men need winds!



A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by democratic processes, because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations.

A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by democratic processes, because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations.



I like to hear and smell the countryside, the land that my characters inhabit. I don’t want these characters to step off the page, I want them to step out of the landscape.

I like to hear and smell the countryside, the land that my characters inhabit. I don’t want these characters to step off the page, I want them to step out of the landscape.



I analyzed you, though you did not adore me.

I analyzed you, though you did not adore me.



Proper evaluations of words and letters in their phonetic and associated sense can bring the people of earth to the clear light of pure cosmic wisdom.

Proper evaluations of words and letters in their phonetic and associated sense can bring the people of earth to the clear light of pure cosmic wisdom.




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