"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." -epicurus.

“不要因为渴望你没有的东西而毁了你所拥有的，要记住你现在拥有的曾经也是你求而不得的。”——伊壁鸠鲁。

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In essence, Epicurus follows Democritus 'atomism but with one important modification.

从本质上来说，伊壁鸠鲁遵循著德谟克利特的原子论，但有一处重要的修改。

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Epicurus, who was known as a hedonist, didn't argue that the pursuit of more and more pleasure was the key to happiness.

以享乐主义闻名的伊壁鸠鲁，并没有说越来越多的快乐就是幸福的关键。

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Well, one way of course is to accept the objection and say " "You're right Death isn't really bad for me " And some philosophers have indeed accepted that very conclusion, maybe Epicurus Most of us want to say " "No, no Death is bad for me" So we need a better answer to the ?" "Oh yeah? When is it bad for you?"

一种方式当然是接受它并说,“你是对的，死亡对我来说真的没什么坏处“,而一些哲学家确实接受了,那个结论，也许比如伊壁鸠鲁,我们大多数人想说,“不，不，死亡对我来说有坏处“,于是我们需要一个更好的答案来回答,“是么？，它什么时候对你有坏处了“

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