The pleasure which is sought after by the many is not true pleasure, but only the absence of pain.
Epicurean philosophy
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"The greatest good is to be free from troubles of the mind."
Controversial"The greatest good is prudence."
Shocking"The wise man is not disturbed by the absence of friends, but by the absence of virtue."
Shocking"We should envy no one, for good men do not deserve envy, and as for the bad, the more they prosper, the more they harm themselves."
Shocking"Let no one when young delay to study philosophy, nor when old grow weary of studying it. For no one is either too early or too late for the health of the soul."
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