Epicurus: Chance seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests have been, are, and will be, directed by

Chance seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests h — Epicurus

Chance seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests have been, are, and will be, directed by reason throughout his whole life . (16).

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τὸ φρικωδέστατον οὖν τῶν κακῶν ὁ θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς͵ ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμε — Epicurus
Of our desires some are natural and necessary , others are natural but not neces — Epicurus
A happy and eternal being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any — Epicurus
Continence is a branch of temperance, which prevents the diseases, infamy, remor — Epicurus
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But both courses are to be avoided; you should not copy the bad simply because t — Seneca
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