Pontano's the Ideal Courtier

The best and most happy man is one who has physical strength, good looks, and at least a degree of wealth. He will need skills ranging from the art of warfare to music and mastery of the literary arts. Only those who face tribulations can conquer them, thus displaying fortitude and valor. We've just seen that some Renaissance thinkers like Pontano would also seem unlikely to endorse Epicurean ethics with its physical theory of atomistic morality.