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Epicurus

Principal Doctrines Fragment or passage 27

Fragment or passage 27 of 40

Canonical reference 27

English

Peter Saint-Andre · principal-doctrines-open

Of all the things that wisdom provides for the complete happiness of one's entire life, by far the greatest is friendship. [ ]

Ancient Greek

Peter Saint-Andre · principal-doctrines-open

ὧν ἡ σοφία παρασκευάζεται εἰς τὴν τοῦ ὅλου βίου μακαριότητα πολὺ μέγιστόν ἐστιν ἡ τῆς φιλίας κτῆσις.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

De toutes les choses que la sagesse procure pour le bonheur complet de la vie entière, la plus grande, et de loin, est l'amitié. [ ]

French

Jacques Georges Chauffepié · principal-doctrines-fr

Si vous admettez comme certain ce qui est douteux, et que vous ne rejetiez pas ce qui est faux, vous serez dans une perpétuelle incertitude.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

If you admit as certain what is doubtful, and do not reject what is false, you will remain in perpetual uncertainty.

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