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Epicurus establishes in his Letter to Menoeceus that happiness is achieved by distinguishing between natural and necessary desires, natural but not necessary desires, and vain and superfluous desires. He argues that only natural and necessary desires should be satisfied, while the others should be avoided in order not to fall into vice and pain. He concludes that the greatest virtue is prudence, as it teaches one to live pleasantly in an ethical manner.
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