In Norman DeWitt's Epicurus and His Philosophy, I found this interesting quote. This is in Chapter XIV: The New Virtues, in the section on Hope. DeWitt quotes Vatican Saying 33.
"The cry of the flesh is not to hunger, not to thirst, not to surfer cold, because, possessing these and expecting to possess them, a man may vie with Zeus himself in respect of happiness."
Then while discussing how hope is 'confident expectation', DeWitt cites this quote:
“The stable condition of well-being in the flesh and the confident hope concerning this means the height of enjoyment and the greatest certainty of it for those who are capable of figuring the problem out."
The footnote reference is :
Any thoughts from our more learned friends as to what was meant by, and who are "those who are capable of figuring the problem out" ?
I'm still trying to figure this problem out
Thanks