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Very little is needed to live a happy life

Drawn from what Marcus Aurelius said

Subjecthappiness
What this subject means

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

On the topicWhat makes a good life?under our view: Wanting less and living simply make a person richer than earning more

What Marcus Aurelius actually said

  1. Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor and Stoic-influenced philosopher (121 to 180)
    Always bear this in mind; and another thing too, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

    Where this was said

    ↗Meditations (tr. George Long, 1862)gutenberg.org

    c. 171–175 CE

    All 13 korrents from this piecethis one is 10th

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