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[9]
But the philosopher being a man will also need external well—being, since man's
nature is not self—sufficient for the activity of contemplation, but he must
also have bodily health and a supply of food and other requirements. Yet if supreme blessedness is
not possible without external goods, it must not be supposed that happiness will demand
many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance,
nor does moral conduct,
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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