Four-part cure

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The "Four-part" cure (Gr.: tetrapharmakos), of Epicurus was most probably a bare-bones mnemonic guide to the core tenets of Epicurean philosophy. It has been found engraved, inscribed, or embossed on a variety of artifacts from Greece and, more abundantly, Rome and its empire.

Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;
What is good is easy to get, and
What is terrible is easy to endure. (tr.)

(Philodemus, PHerc. 1005, 4.9-14)

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