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Biography - Marcus Aurelius:

Emperor of Rome.
Born: 121 - Died: 180
Period:
2nd century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

Very little is needed to make a happy life.



Note 

Note



Book VII, 67


Source: Meditations



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Il ne faut presque rien pour être heureux.

German
Nur sehr wenig ist erforderlich zu einem glückseligen Leben.




See also 

See also...



I am rich in the goods that I can do without.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs nothing to feel happy.

All that is mine I carry with me.

Who lives content with little possesses everything.




Quotes for: happiness


Quotes

Quotes about happiness:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.





Happiness is sometimes hidden in the unknown.





Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove.





Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.











Quotes

Marcus Aurelius also said...


Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.





At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.





Often he who omits an act does injustice, not only he who commits an act.





Examine men's ruling principles, even those of the wise, what kind of things they avoid, and what kind they pursue.





While you live, while it is in your power, be good.





The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.












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