Men were not created for the sake of horses , but horses for the sake of men. So try to take care of yourself rather than the horses. Otherwise , know for certain that you will have horses worth very much , whereas you yourself will be worth very little.

Crates

Steps to happiness according to Cynics

 1. Happiness is living in agreement with nature.

2. Happiness is something available to any person willing to engage in sufficient physical and mental training.

3. The essence of happiness is self-mastery, which manifests itself in the ability to live happily under even highly adverse circumstances.

4. Self-mastery is equivalent to, or entails, a virtuous character.

5. The happy person, as so conceived, is the only person who is truly wise, kingly and free.

6. Things conventionally deemed necessary for happiness, such as wealth, fame and political power, have no value in nature.

7. Prime impediments to happiness are false judgments of value, together with the emotional disturbances and vicious character that arise from these false judgments.

A.A.Long