Martial, the things that do attain The happy life be these, I find: The riches left, not got with pain; The fruitful ground, the quiet mind; The equal friend; no grudge, no strife; No change of rule nor governance; Without disease the healthful life; The household of continuance; The mean diet, no delicate fare; True wisdom joined with simpleness; The night dischargèd of all care, Where wine the wit may not oppress; The faithful wife, without debate; Such sleep as may beguile the night; Contented with thine own estate, Ne wish for death, ne fear his might.
