III.--His theory of the constituents of Happiness is simple, primitive,
and crude, but is given with earnest conviction. Ambition he laughs to
scorn. "What, he asks, can be added to the happiness of the man who is
in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?" Again, "the chief
part of happiness consists in the consciousness of being beloved,
hence, sudden changes of fortune seldom contribute to happiness." But
what he dwells upon most persistently, as the prime condition of
happiness, is Contentment, and Tranquillity.
