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A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future

Drawn from what Marcus Aurelius said

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What this subject means

happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

What makes a good life?under our view: How you meet what happens matters more than what happens

What Marcus Aurelius actually said

  1. Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor and Stoic-influenced philosopher (121 to 180)
    Unhappy am I because this has happened to me? Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future.

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