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The great object of remark is human life Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 06, 2021

Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be ours Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 05, 2021

Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 05, 2021

Everything slips into the same abyss Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 05, 2021

We go down twice into the river, and yet into a different river Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 04, 2021

Fear looks not to the effect, but to the cause of the effect Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 04, 2021

The place where one lives can contribute little towards tranquility; it is the mind which must make Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 01, 2021

He escapes necessity, because he wills to do what necessity is about to force upon him Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 01, 2021

Death is non-existence, and I know already what that means. What was before me will happen again Kurt Bell	0	0	Sep 01, 2021

If you need council; then go to the ancients; for they have the time to help you Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 31, 2021

The faults which you attribute to circumstances are in yourself Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 30, 2021

Why do you torment yourself and lose weight over some problem which it is more clever to have scorn Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 29, 2021

The happy man is not he whom the crowd deems happy, namely, he into whose coffers mighty sums have Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 28, 2021

There is no worse penalty for vice than the fact that it is dissatisfied with itself Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 27, 2021

Betake yourself to philosophy if you would be safe, untroubled, happy, and,—most importantly,—free Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 27, 2021

Death is nothing to us; for when we exist, death is not present to us Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 25, 2021

Fortune has no jurisdiction over character Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 23, 2021

The truth will never be discovered if we rest contented with discoveries already made Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 22, 2021

Regarding wisdom, it is one thing to remember, another to know Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 22, 2021

He has at length passed beyond all necessities,—he has won his honourable discharge and is free Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 22, 2021

What we have to seek for, is that which does not each day pass more and more under the control Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 22, 2021

The wise man does not fear that which he rejects, nor does he admire that which he chooses Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 22, 2021

If it falls to the lot of any man to be set gently adrift by old age,— not suddenly torn from Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

It is as foolish to fear death as to fear old age; for death follows old age precisely as old Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

Old age alone grants no reprieve Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

Philosophy bestows this boon upon us; it makes us joyful in the very sight of death Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

What benefit, then, will that vaunted philosophy confer, whose praises we sing Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know, they do not approve Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

Regulate your character, rouse your courage, and stand firm in the face of things which Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

Observe that intemperate men will, within a short space of time, laugh to excess and rage to excess Kurt Bell	0	0	Aug 21, 2021

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The great object of remark is human life

Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be ours

Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well

Everything slips into the same abyss

We go down twice into the river, and yet into a different river

Fear looks not to the effect, but to the cause of the effect

The place where one lives can contribute little towards tranquility; it is the mind which must make

He escapes necessity, because he wills to do what necessity is about to force upon him

Death is non-existence, and I know already what that means. What was before me will happen again

If you need council; then go to the ancients; for they have the time to help you

The faults which you attribute to circumstances are in yourself

Why do you torment yourself and lose weight over some problem which it is more clever to have scorn

The happy man is not he whom the crowd deems happy, namely, he into whose coffers mighty sums have

There is no worse penalty for vice than the fact that it is dissatisfied with itself

Betake yourself to philosophy if you would be safe, untroubled, happy, and,—most importantly,—free

Death is nothing to us; for when we exist, death is not present to us

Fortune has no jurisdiction over character

The truth will never be discovered if we rest contented with discoveries already made

Regarding wisdom, it is one thing to remember, another to know

He has at length passed beyond all necessities,—he has won his honourable discharge and is free

What we have to seek for, is that which does not each day pass more and more under the control

The wise man does not fear that which he rejects, nor does he admire that which he chooses

If it falls to the lot of any man to be set gently adrift by old age,— not suddenly torn from

It is as foolish to fear death as to fear old age; for death follows old age precisely as old

Old age alone grants no reprieve

Philosophy bestows this boon upon us; it makes us joyful in the very sight of death

What benefit, then, will that vaunted philosophy confer, whose praises we sing

I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know, they do not approve

Regulate your character, rouse your courage, and stand firm in the face of things which

Observe that intemperate men will, within a short space of time, laugh to excess and rage to excess

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