“Wise is he who instead of grieving over what he lacks delights in what he has.”
εὐγνώμων ὁ μὴ λυπεόμενος ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν οὖχ ἔχει, ἀλλὰ χαίρων ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν ἔχει
Democritus, Fragment B231 (DK161)
“Wise is he who instead of grieving over what he lacks delights in what he has.”
εὐγνώμων ὁ μὴ λυπεόμενος ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν οὖχ ἔχει, ἀλλὰ χαίρων ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν ἔχει