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Quotes about Suffering by Epicurus

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  • Vain is the word of a philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. For just as there is no profit in medicine if it does not expel the diseases of the body, so there is no profit in philosophy either, if it does not expel the suffering of the mind.
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  • Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
    Epicurus
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  • The words of that philosopher who offers no therapy for human suffering are empty and vain.
    Epicurus
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