Full Idea
God himself is not blessed and happy on account of any of the external goods but because of himself and what he is by his own nature.
Gist of Idea
God is not blessed and happy because of external goods, but because of his own nature
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1323b24)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.392
A Reaction
Aristotle was famous for saying that external goods are important for the virtuous human life, so this idea is his corrective, which shows that they are of limited importance.