tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post113863431346822159..comments2023-10-16T15:59:02.445+01:00Comments on NEIL HARDING: We could beat poverty, if only we tried.Neil Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-1138804738595868752006-02-01T14:38:00.000+00:002006-02-01T14:38:00.000+00:00The Stoics would provide a better example than the...The Stoics would provide a better example than the Epicureans for your point. <BR/><BR/>There is a parable of Diogenes sunbathing outside his barrel one day and being offered anything he wanted from Alexander the Great, all he wanted was for Alexander to stop blocking the light as he already had all he needed to be happy.<BR/><BR/>Unfortuantly most people think they need a lot more than just a barrel and some sunshine to be happy.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744649904388176606noreply@blogger.com