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Quotes by Epicurus
- If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
- 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.
- It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
- It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
- It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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