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Epicurus was Greek philosopher, founder of epicureanism. Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy; it asserted that philosophy's purpose is to attain as well as to help others attain tranquil lives, characterized by freedom from fear and the absence of pain. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.”
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“Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.”
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“Don't fear the gods,Don't worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.”
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