Augustine uses the metaphor of the soul’s hunger. Just as the body needs bread, the soul needs wisdom. And the highest wisdom is the knowledge of God. Therefore, the happy life is a state of being fully nourished by Truth. Poverty, disease, or social status do not touch this inner feast.
“He who has God is happy. You who read this, if you have not yet God, are not happy.” ( De Beata Vita 4.35) augustine on the happy life pdf