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Wherever in the case of desires which are physical...         PD 31 - The justice which arises from nature is a pledge of mutual advantage...         PD 32 - For all living things which have not been able to make compacts...         PD 33 - Justice never is anything in itself, but in the dealings of men ...         PD 34 - Injustice is not an evil in itself, but only in consequence ...         PD 35 - It is not possible for one who acts in secret contravention...         PD 36 - In its general aspect justice is the same for all...         PD 37 - Among actions which are sanctioned as just by law...         PD 38 - Where, provided the circumstances have not been altered...         PD 39 - The man who has best ordered the element of disquiet...         PD 40 - As many as possess the power to procure complete immunity...     Epicurus: Fragments From Other Sources         Bailey's "Epicurus - The Extant Remains"         Post-Bailey Herculaeneum Material from Articles And Other Sources         Usener Material         "The Greek Anthology"     The Biography of Epicurus By Diogenes Laertius (and other biographies)     The Sayings As To The Wise Man (from Diogenes Laertius)         Core Documents: The Sayings About The Wise Man From The Biography of Diogenes Laertius             1. Injuries are done among men either because of hatred, envy, or contempt, all which the wise man overcomes by reason.             2. When once a man has attained wisdom he no longer has any contrary tendency to it, nor does he willingly pretend that he has. He will be more deeply moved by feelings than others, but this will not prove to be an obstacle to wisdom.             3. A man cannot become wise in every kind of physical constitution, or in every nation.             4. Even if the wise man were to be put to torture, he would still be happy.             5. The wise man shows gratitude, and constantly speaks well of his friends whether they are present or absent.             6. The wise man will not groan and howl when he is put to the torture.             7. The wise man will not have intercourse with any woman whom the laws forbid, as Diogenes says, in his epitome of the Ethical Maxims of Epicurus.             8. 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The Void Is Infinite In Extent         7 - The Atoms Are Always In Motion         8 - The Speed of Atomic Motion Is Uniform         9 - Motion Is Linear In Space, Vibratory In Compounds         10 - Atoms Are Capable Of Swerving Slightly At Any Point In Space Or Time         11 - Atoms Are Characterized By Three Qualities: Weight, Shape And Size.         12 - The Number Of The Different Shapes Is Not Infinite, Merely Innumerable.     The "Vatican List" of Sayings         General Aspects Applicable To All "Vatican Sayings"         VS 1 - The blessed and immortal nature knows no trouble...         VS 2 - Death is nothing to us, for that which is dissolved...         VS 3 - The limit of quantity in pleasures is the removal of all ...         VS 4 - All bodily suffering is negligible: for that which causes acute...         VS 5 - It is not possible to live pleasantly without living prudently...         VS 6 - To secure protection from men anything is a natural good...         VS 7 - It is hard for an evil-doer to escape detection...         VS 8 - No pleasure is a bad thing in itself: but the means...         VS 9 - Necessity is an evil, but there is no necessity to live...         VS 10 - Remember that you are of mortal nature and have a limited time...         VS 11 - For most men rest is stagnation and activity madness.         VS 12 - A man cannot dispel his fear about the most important matters...         VS 13 - There is no profit in securing protection in relation to men...         VS 14 - We are born once and cannot be born twice...         VS 15 - We value our characters as something peculiar to ourselves...         VS 16 - No one when he sees evil deliberately chooses it...         VS 17 - It is not the young man who should be thought happy...         VS 18- Remove sight, association and contact, and the passion of love...         VS 19 - Forgetting the good that has been he has become old this very day.         VS 20 - Same as PD 29.         VS 21 - We must not violate nature, but obey her...         VS 22 - Same as PD 19.         VS 23 - All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help.         VS 24 - Dreams have no divine character nor any prophetic force...         VS 25 - Poverty, when measured by the natural purpose of life...         VS 26 - You must understand that whether the discourse be long...         VS 27 - In all other occupations the fruit comes painfully after completion...         VS 28 - We must not approve either those who are always ready for friendship...         VS 29 - In investigating nature I would prefer to speak openly...         VS 30 - Some men throughout their lives gather together the means of life...         VS 31- Against all else it is possible to provide security, but as against death ...         VS 32 - The veneration of the wise man is a great blessing...         vS 33 - The flesh cries out to be saved from hunger, thirst and cold...         VS 34 - It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the...         VS 35 - We should not spoil what we have by desiring what we have not...         VS 36 - Epicurus’ life when compared to other men’s in respect of gentleness ...         VS 37 - Nature is weak towards evil, not towards good: because ...         VS 38 - He is a little man in all respects who has many good reasons for quitting life.         VS 39 - He is no friend who is continually asking for help...         VS 40 - The man who says that all things come to pass by necessity...         VS 41 - We must laugh and philosophize at the same time and do...         VS 42 - The greatest blessing is created and enjoyed at the same moment.         VS 43 - The love of money, if unjustly gained, is impious...         VS 44 - The wise man when he has accommodated himself...         VS 45 - The study of nature does not make men productive of boasting...         VS 46 - Our bad habits, like evil men who have long done us...         VS 47 - I have anticipated thee, Fortune, and entrenched ...         VS 48 - We must try to make the end of the journey better...         VS 49 - Same As PD 12         VS 50 - Same as PD 8         VS 51 - You tell me that the stimulus of the flesh...         VS 52 - Friendship goes dancing round the world proclaiming...         VS 53 - We must envy no one: for the good do not deserve envy...         VS 54 - We must not pretend to study philosophy...         VS 55 We must heal our misfortunes by the grateful recollection...         VS 56-57 - The wise man is not more pained when being tortured...         VS 58 - We must release ourselves from the prison of affairs ...         VS 59- It is not the stomach that is insatiable...         VS 60 - Every man passes out of life as though he had just been born.         VS 61 - Most beautiful too is the sight of those near and dear to us...         VS 62 -Now if parents are justly angry with their children...         VS 63 -Frugality too has a limit, and the man who disregards...         VS 64 - Praise from others must come unasked: we must concern ourselve...         VS 65 - It is vain to ask of the gods what a man is capable...         VS 66 - 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