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Misfortune Seldom Intrudes Upon The Wise Man; His Greatest And Highest Interests Are Directed By Reason Throughout The Course Of Life.

The Magnitude Of Pleasure Reaches Its Limit In The Removal Of All Pain. When Such Pleasure Is Present, So Long As It Is Uninterrupted, There Is No Pain Either Of Body Or Of Mind Or Of Both Together.

There Is No Such Thing As Justice In The Abstract; It Is Merely A Compact Between Men.

An Irreligious Man Is Not One Who Denies The Gods Of The Majority, But One Who Applies To The Gods The Opinions Of The Majority. For What Most Men Say About The Gods Are Not Ideas Derived From Sensation, But False Opinions, According To Which The Greatest Evils Come To The Wicked, And The Greatest Blessings Come To The Good From The Gods.

He Who Needs Riches Least, Enjoys Riches Most.