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Full Idea
Don't fear god, Don't worry about death; What is good is easy to get, What is terrible is easy to cure.
Gist of Idea
Don't fear god or worry about death; the good is easily got and the terrible easily cured
Source
Philodemus (Herculaneum Papyrus [c.50 BCE], 1005,4.9-14)
Book Ref
Epicurus: 'The Epicurus Reader', ed/tr. Inwood,B. /Gerson,L. [Hackett 1994], p.-11
A Reaction
This is known as the Four-Part Cure, and is an epicurean prayer, probably formulated by Epicurus.
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