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Happy is he who does not desire a thing.

— Pierre de Ronsard

More from Pierre de Ronsard

  1. He who knows himself is his own master.
  2. Youth flies away and never comes back.
  3. Cueillez des aujourd'hui les roses de la vie.
  4. Daytime, short as it may be, is better than night.
  5. Quand vous serez bien vieille, au soir, a la chandelle, Assise aupres du feu, devidant et filant, Direz, chantant mes vers, en vous emervei…
  6. Love and flowers do not last but one spring.
  7. Sorrow is always a companion of pleasure.
  8. He who does not love is miserable, and miserable is he who does.

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Topics in this quote

  • philosophy
  • contentment
  • desire
  • happiness
  • peace

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