Epicurus Quotes About Desire
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Those desires that do not bring pain if they are not satisfied are not necessary; and they are easily thrust aside whenever to satisfy them appears difficult or likely to cause injury.
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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.
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
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What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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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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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
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