“ I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for
happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of
being useful to people whom it is easy to do good, and who are not
accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some
use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor - such is my
idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and
children, perhaps - what more can the heart of a man desire?
happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of
being useful to people whom it is easy to do good, and who are not
accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some
use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor - such is my
idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and
children, perhaps - what more can the heart of a man desire?
Tolstoy; ‘Family Happiness’
3 years ago
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