The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

  • -- Epictetus 埃皮克特斯

哲学的本质是一个人应该这样生活,他的幸福应该尽可能少地依赖于外在的东西。

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Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

那些决定把休闲作为心智发展手段的人,那些喜欢好音乐、好书、好画、好剧本、好伙伴、好对话的人——他们是什么?他们是世界上最幸福的人。

Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.

生活得好是一门可以发展的艺术:热爱生活,能够从微小的奉献中获得巨大的快乐,确信这个世界不欠你任何东西,而每一件礼物都确实是一件礼物。

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.

他是一个梦想家、思想家、思考者……或者,就像他妻子说的那样,是个白痴。

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers

为大多数人带来最大幸福的行动是最好的