[...] The source of happiness in ourselves [is] greater tha… - Metrodorus of Lampsacus

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[...] The source of happiness in ourselves [is] greater than that which arises from objects.

Metrodorus of Lampsacus

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Metrodorus of Lampsacus (331/0 – 278/7 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Epicurean school.

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Native Name: Μητροδωρος Λαμψακηνος

Alternative Names: Metrodorus of Lampsacus the younger

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Remember, O Menestratus, that, being a mortal endowed with a circumscribed life, thou hast in thy soul ascended, till thou hast seen endless time, and the infinity of things; and what is to be, and what has been.

Occupavi te, Fortuna, atque cepi omnisque aditus tuos interclusi, ut ad me adspirare non posses.

Mortale est omne mortalium bonum.

[...] The source of happiness in ourselves [is] greater than that which arises from objects. - Metrodorus of Lampsacus

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