The foolβs life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little
Interpretation
What this quote means
Contentment is elusive for those who constantly desire more.
This quote by Epicurus highlights the idea that true satisfaction in life is not just about having enough, but rather about one's perspective on sufficiency. If a person is perpetually dissatisfied, feeling that enough is never enough, they will never find peace or happiness, no matter how much they acquire.
Themes
SufficiencyContentmentDesirePerspectiveHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about personal values and happiness.
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All quotes βAccustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an unlimited time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terror; for those who thoroughly apprehend that there are no terrors for them in ceasing to live.
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