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The wise man who has accustomed himself to thebare necessities knows how to give rather than to receive.So great is the treasure house of self-sufficiency he hasdiscovered.
Is it wise to give to others when you only possess the bare necessities?
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When sight is taken away along with association andintercourse, erotic passion ceases.
Isn't erotic passion innate to human beings?
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The leisure time of most men numbs them; activitydrives them mad.
I could argue that the opposite is true and leisure time drives men mad while activity numbs them.
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Natural wealthislimitedandeasilyobtained;therichesof idlefanciesgo onforever.
Many people have difficulty obtaining "natural wealth"
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Death is nothing to us.
I feel like the fear of death is biologically ingrained in us.
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When we approachluxuries after long intervals, it makes us better disposedtoward them and renders us fearless of fortune.
This detachment of worldly luxuries sort of reminds me of buddhism.
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difficult to obtain is superfluous.
I'm sure there are exceptions to this, since many beneficial things are difficult to obtain.
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Also, weregard many pains as better than pleasures, since a greaterpleasure will attend us after we have endured pain for along time.
facts
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We must keep in mind that the future is neither com-pletely ours nor not ours, so that we should not fully expectit to come, nor lose hope, as if it were not coming at all.
This mindset is redolent of stoicism.
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sinceeverygoodandevillieinsensation.
are there neutral sensations?
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happiness
Is there really an end to the pursuit of happines?
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So poverty and wealth make a craftsman and his products worse
I feel like this is a vast generalization since poverty could motivate the craftsman to work harder and wealth could also motivate him if he wants to grow his wealth.
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none of them should have a house or storeroom that isn’t open forall to enter at will
This really doesn't seem realistic and seems to overlook the need for privacy
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more than two hundred senses of this protean word
In most cases, I would say it is pretty difficult to stratify or organize such a big concept into just two categories without properly delineating the meaning of freedom, but I am intrigued to see how the author will build his argument.
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