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That it is Not Possible to Live Pleasurably According to the Doctrine of Epicurus (24)

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But (said he, looking upon me) I should be impertinent, should I say any thing upon this subject, when we have heard you but now discourse so fully against those that would persuade us that Epicuruss doctrine about the soul renders men more disposed and better pleased to die than Platos doth. Zeuxippus therefore subjoined and said: And must our present debate be left then unfinished because of that? Or shall we be afraid to oppose that divine oracle to Epicurus? No, by no means, I said; and Empedocles tells us that

Whats very good claims to be heard twice.
Therefore we must apply ourselves again to Theon; for I think he was present at our former discourse; and moreover,
he is a young man, and needs not fear being charged by these young gentlemen with having a bad memory.

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