Tip of the tricorno to Laudator temporis acti - o{]:¬)
One of my compaisani has a marvelous blog called Laudator temporis acti ("One who praises times gone by"). He has a stupendous post on "happiness" and "macarism" which, though dense, is worth the effort. Good work! o{]:¬) Excerpt:
Recipes for Happiness I recently posted two translations of Martial’s recipe for happiness (10.47), by Mildmay Fane and Henry Howard. Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace also has much to recommend it: One grand boulevard with trees with one grand cafe in sun with strong black coffee in very small cups. One not necessarily very beautiful man or woman who loves you. One fine day.
































