It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
Epicurus

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Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.

It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.

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