“The Happy Life”
by Marcus Valerius Martial
An ancient Roman Poet
The happy life be these, I find:
The Riches left, not got with pain;
The fruitful ground, the quiet mind;
The equal friend; no grudge nor strife;
No charge of rule nor governance;
Without disease the healthful life;
Wisdom joined with simplicity;
The night discharged of all care;
The quiet mind.
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I’ve gotten such enjoyment from reading your posts about your new farm! I’m excited for you to start your planting and buy your chicks and paint your rooms…I’ll be following with interest.