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Happiness does not lie in amusement

Drawn from what Aristotle said

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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: Happiness is the aim, and the question is what it consists of

What Aristotle actually said

  1. Aristotle Greek philosopher (384 to 322 BCE)
    Happiness, therefore, does not lie in amusement; it would, indeed, be strange if the end were amusement, and one were to take trouble and suffer hardship all one's life in order to amuse oneself.

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