Quotation
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
Gustave Flaubert
The idea behind the quotation
It humorously claims that happiness requires health, selfishness, and stupidity—and that without stupidity, the other advantages cannot bring happiness.
Vocabulary in context
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