happy man needs nothing no one. holds aloof, indeed harmony everything — Josef Pieper, Happiness Contemplation

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The happy man needs nothing and no one. Not that he holds himself aloof, for indeed he is in harmony with everything and everyone; everything is "in him"; nothing can happen to him. The same may also be said for the contemplative person; he needs himself alone; he lacks nothing.

Josef Pieper, Happiness and Contemplation

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