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A happy old age is one that comes slowly with
freedom from pain; for neither one who rapidly grows old nor one who grows old
insensibly but with pain enjoys a happy old age. This also depends upon bodily
excellences and good fortune; for unless a man is free from illness and is
strong, he will never be free from suffering, nor will he live long and
painlessly without good fortune. Apart from health and strength, however, there
is a power of vitality in certain cases; for many live long who are not endowed
with bodily excellences. But a minute examination of such questions is needless
for the present purpose.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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