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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. ✨ Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero (2015). Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans, p.89, Lulu.com
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The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity. ✨ Principal Doctrines. Translated by Robert Drew Hicks,
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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. ✨ Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero (2015). Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans, p.89, Lulu.com

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