Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; re... - Epicurus
"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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"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."
"Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering."
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