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."