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🏺 Philosophy
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.”
Epicurus warns against letting desire for more undermine appreciation for what we possess.
“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.”
— Epicurus
“It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly.”
“Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.”
“If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.”
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.”
“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.”
