It is never possible for happiness and the desire for the absent to coincide. For happiness must be separate from everything one desires and resemble someone who is satiated. It should not be linked to thirst or hunger. EPICTETUS, Discourses by Arrian, 3.24.17
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It is never possible for happiness and the desire for the absent to coincide. For happiness must be separate from everything one desires and resemble someone who is satiated. It should not be linked to thirst or hunger. EPICTETUS, Discourses by Arrian, 3.24.17