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Tetrapharmacon

work by Epicurus

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influence on Epicureanism

In Epicureanism: Doctrine of Epicurus
…all his wisdom is the Tetrapharmacon, preserved by Philodemus: “The gods are not to be feared. Death is not a thing that one must fear. Good is easy to obtain. Evil is easy to tolerate.”
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