To be happy is to desire nothing, since a man who desires something is not happy, but rather miserable, if he does not get what he desires.
Stoic philosopher, former slave
To be happy is to desire nothing, since a man who desires something is not happy, but rather miserable, if he does not get what he desires.
Stoic philosopher, former slave
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