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Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.

Boethius

He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate, and set proud death beneath his feet, can look fortune in the face, unbending both to good and bad; his countenance unconquered.
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Bad Death Destiny Fate Goodness Life Proud
He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate … can look fortune in the face.
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Acceptance Face Fate Fortune Himself Life
Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
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Glory Home Men Respect
In other living creatures the ignorance of themselves is nature, but in men it is a vice.
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Confidence Ignorance Men Nature Vice
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
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
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.
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Deep Law Love Wisdom
Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it – even if we so desired.
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Freedom Music Nature Unity
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
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Adversity Depression Happiness Misery
The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Forever Present Time
If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
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Avoid Goodness Necessary
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.
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Greatness Mathematics Mystery Necessary Need Science
Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.
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Misery Sad Thinking Yourself
Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.
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Attitude Music Ourselves
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.

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