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Border (n.) between nations is the most ridiculous thing on earth to quarrel over, once you have seen the earth from the moon.
Cynic (n.) is humanity's spy and censor, watching its follies as if from an observatory.
Pederasty (n.) dressed itself, in antiquity, as friendship, virtue and teaching — and Lucian ends his dialogue by mischievously naming the acts it tried to hide.
Regret (n.) at dying would be smaller if we knew from the start that we are mortal and must leave everything here, as one leaves a dream.
A Relic (n.) promises wisdom by contact: one fan paid three thousand drachmas for Epictetus's clay lamp, hoping to dream the sage's thoughts by its light.
Rich (n.) seen from the moon own estates no bigger than one of Epicurus' atoms.
Wisdom (n.) cannot be bought with the master's furniture: one admirer paid 3,000 drachmas for Epictetus's clay lamp, hoping to soak up his wisdom by reading under it.