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Epicurus
Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 26
Fragment or passage 15 of 61
Canonical reference 26
English
Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open
Understand that a long discourse and a short one both achieve the same result.
Ancient Greek
Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open
δεῖ διαλαβεῖν ὅτι καὶ ὁ πολὺς λόγος καὶ ὁ βραχὺς εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ συντείνει.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Comprends qu’un long discours et un discours bref aboutissent tous deux au même résultat.
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Care of the soul
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Friendship
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Logos of nature
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Pleasure
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Prudent choice of pleasures
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Reason
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Simple sufficiency
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