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Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.

Boethius

The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment.
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Life Limitation Material Moments Perfection
If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good?
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Deep Evil God Goodness Philosophy
A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.
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Alone Deep Heaven Man
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.
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Deep Law Love Wisdom
For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy
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Fortune Happiness Oneself
The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Forever Present Time
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.
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Fortune Men Security
You know when you have found your prince because you not only have a smile on your face but in your heart as well. Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart. Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.
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Deep Face Fun Heart Joy Law Love Prince Smile Togetherness Wisdom
All fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just.
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Discipline Fortune Goodness Punishment Reward
Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.
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Misery Sad Thinking Yourself
Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.
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Happiness Misery Positive Stress Thinking
Whose souls, albeit in a cloudy memory, yet seek back their good, but, like drunk men, know not the road home.
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Drink Goodness Home Man Memories Road Seek Soul
And no renown can render you well-known: For if you think that fame can lengthen life By mortal famousness immortalized, The day will come that takes your fame as well, And there a second death for you awaits.
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Death Fame Life Mortal Thinking Wait Yourself
Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee!
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Eyes God Light Myself
The science of numbers ought to be preferred as an acquisition before all others, because of its necessity and because of the great secrets and other mysteries which there are in the properties of numbers. All sciences partake of it, and it has need of none.
BOETHIUS

Greatness Mathematics Mystery Necessary Need Science

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