Quote of Epicurus - It is not so much our...
Biography - Epicurus:
Greek philosopher
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -342 - Died: -270
Period:
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -342 - Died: -270
Period:
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
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Quotes about trust:
I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Quotes about friendship:
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
It is the fool's misfortune to fail in obtaining the position, the employment, the neighbourhood, and the circle of friends that suit him.
Quotes for: help
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
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