Jan 24

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Stoic Mentality Makes You Understand that Very Little is Needed to Live a Happy Life

You don’t need wealth to live a happy life

Marcus Aurelius wrote superbly in his Meditations,

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it’s all within yourself in your way of thinking” — Marcus Aurelius

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Stoic Mentality Makes You Understand that Very Little is Needed to Live a Happy Life

You don’t need wealth to live a happy life

More from Jackson Weako

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