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Epicurus

Nothing to fear in God. Nothing to feel in Death. Good can be obtained. Evil can be endured.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The quotation sets out four brief claims about fear and endurance. It presents God and death as things not to dread, while saying that good is obtainable. Its final claim makes evil something that can be borne, completing the stark contrast.

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