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** The Vatican List Of Sayings Of Epicurus **

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    1. VS26 - Long and Short Argument Reference in Cicero's On Ends

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    1. VS11 - VS11 and Kinetic / Katastematic Pleasure 13

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    1. VS09 - Clever Writing from Epicurus + Commentary

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    1. VS35 - Bailey's Strange and Probably Misleading Translation of VS 35 3

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