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If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.


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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.



Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?



Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.



The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.



Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.



We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.



Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.



Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little



Live your life without attracting attention.

Live your life without attracting attention.



If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.





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Maybe you should say goodbye, Cal.''No.''It might be important.''It might make her die.

Maybe you should say goodbye, Cal.''No.''It might be important.''It might make her die.



I was thought of before I was born. I am more important than money. If money was more important than me I would not exist. There are days when I wake up I have no money.

I was thought of before I was born. I am more important than money. If money was more important than me I would not exist. There are days when I wake up I have no money.



In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way.

In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way.



The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised.

The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised.



The whole tradition of cinema is dominated, really, by films about good guys versus bad guys, good versus evil. But we have very few films about the nature of evil itself.

The whole tradition of cinema is dominated, really, by films about good guys versus bad guys, good versus evil. But we have very few films about the nature of evil itself.



Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.



Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.



After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?

After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?



I was in school studying civil engineering. A guy approached me on the street and said that I had a interesting look-very exotic. He told me I should try to be in the industry.

I was in school studying civil engineering. A guy approached me on the street and said that I had a interesting look-very exotic. He told me I should try to be in the industry.



I've got enough guilt to start my own religion.

I've got enough guilt to start my own religion.




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