Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave.

Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) Greek historian

The Speeches of Pericles, “The Funeral Speech” [tr. Edinger (1979)

Alt trans.:

• "The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage."
• "Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous."