Epicurus

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Biography of Epicurus
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"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship."	Excellence, Friends, Happiness
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."	Miscellaneous
"In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most."	Learning, Sin
"The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."	Ability, Adversity, Difficulty
"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us."	Confidence, Friends, Help
"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help when in need."	Confidence, Friends, Help
"He who is calm disturbs neither himself nor others."	Miscellaneous
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring which you have not; but remember that what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for."	Desires, Hope, Memory

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