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What is the happy life? It is peace of mind, and lasting tranquillity.
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“What is the happy life? It is peace of mind, and lasting tranquillity.”

Seneca

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Moral Letters to Lucilius — Letter 92
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c. 65
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Meaning of “What is the happy life? It is peace…”

Happiness is defined as durable mental order rather than constant excitement, pleasure, or favorable luck.

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Letter 92 asks what makes a happy life and connects it with peace of mind and stable judgment.

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True instruction is this:—to learn to wish that each thing should come to pass as it does.
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“True instruction is this:—to learn to wish that each thing should come to pass as it does.”

Epictetus · The Golden Sayings of Epictetus · c. 125
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Stoic instruction begins by reducing the conflict between reality and demand, leaving judgment and action to work with what actually occurs.

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, saying XXVI, Hastings Crossley translation.

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