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+ | **19. If we measure the limits of pleasure by reason, infinite and finite time both provide the opportunity for complete pleasure**. | ||
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+ | Cicero’s Defense of Epicurus: Epicurus also taught that “No greater pleasure could be derived from a life of infinite duration, than is actually afforded by this existence, which we know to be finite.” | ||
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+ | Vatican Saying 22: Unlimited time and limited time afford an equal amount of pleasure, if we measure the limits of that pleasure by reason. | ||
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+ | NewEpicurean Commentary: The universe is eternal and infinite in space, but Nature provides that only certain things and events are possible. | ||
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