Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man, his greatest and highest interests are directed by re

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man, his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Author: Epicurus

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Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.

I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

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

Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

There is no such thing in life as normal.