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Cassius
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 6:24 AM Please use this thread for any quotes of Metrodorus you may find. Please exclude those also mentioned in the Vatican Sayings that he likely said.
Do not seek for things to happen as you wish, rather wish for things to happen as they happen - Metrodorus.… -
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PostJuly 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM Basic analysis of this issue is also going to be related to, or a subset of, the entire question of friendship relationships, and there we have some clear points:
1 - We pursue friendship for pleasure, even though over time the pleasure of our friends… -
Cassius
July 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM Replied to the thread Episode 340 - EATAQ22 - The Fatal Flaw in Socratic Skepticism.Post -
Martin
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 2:43 AM Hello Max DuBoff , sorry for not saying hi earlier but happy to have you here! Your articles look great, by the way, just read them, and match my own thoughts. Do you know (or are allowed to share) if Emily Austin has any new works on Epicurus coming… -
Godfrey
July 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Max Duboff.Post[…]
PD20 . The flesh assumes that the limits of joy are infinite, and that infinite joy can be produced only through infinite time.... (Saint-Andre translation)
Max DuBoff , is this the extent of the beginning of PD20 that you're referring to? I'm… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM […]
As I remember, she insisted that "pleasure" be in the title. -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM Hello Max DuBoff , sorry for not saying hi earlier but happy to have you here! Your articles look great, by the way, just read them, and match my own thoughts. Do you know (or are allowed to share) if Emily Austin has any new works on Epicurus coming… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM Please use this thread for any lesser known quotes (Outside his extant letters, Principal Doctrines , Vatican Sayings) for any quotes of Epicurus you may find.
Please only do direct quotations to ensure accuracy. Some "quotes" like the famous "Worthless… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM […]
Yeah I know. I just wanted a collection of some of the best on the site so more could see them especially, i did something on reddit as well. Plus i like having more stuff on the site.
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