Happiness is not the absence of struggle, but the presence o... - Alcibiades

This quote is attributed to Alcibiades.

"Happiness is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of purpose within the struggle."

Alcibiades Happiness

General Statesman Ancient Greece 450–404

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