Death does not concern us, because as lo... by Epicurus | We Heart Quotes

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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

- Epicurus

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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

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It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

- Epicurus

War is delightful to those who have not experienced it.

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

- Epicurus

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The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

- Epicurus

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

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