22.
Again, suppose that I set before you a man who is neither miserable nor happy.
I add blindness to his misfortunes; he is not rendered unhappy.
I cripple him; he is not rendered unhappy.
I add afflictions which are unceasing and severe; he is not rendered unhappy.
Therefore, one whose life is not changed to misery by all these ills is not dragged by them, either, from his life of happiness.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the happy life
Location: Chapter 92, Section 22
Content:
22.
Again, suppose that I set before you a man who is neither miserable nor happy.
I add blindness to his misfortunes; he is not rendered unhappy.
I cripple him; he is not rendered unhappy.
I add afflictions which are unceasing and severe; he is not rendered unhappy.
Therefore, one whose life is not changed to misery by all these ills is not dragged by them, either, from his life of happiness.