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One’s virtue is all that one truly has, because it is not imperiled by the vicissitudes of fortune.

Boethius

Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself.
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Excellence Himself Men
One’s virtue is all that one truly has, because it is not imperiled by the vicissitudes of fortune.
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Fortune Money Oneself True Virtue
The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment.
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Life Limitation Material Moments Perfection
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?
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Establishment Happiness Life
Love binds people too, in matrimony’s sacred bonds where chaste lovers are met, and friends cement their trust and friendship. How happy is mankind, if the love that orders the stars above rules, too, in your hearts.
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Friendship Heart Kind Love Man People Rule Stars
All fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just.
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The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Forever Present Time
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
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
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Adversity Depression Happiness Misery
Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee!
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Eyes God Light Myself
Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.
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Attitude Music Ourselves
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
In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.
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Adversity Happiness Kind Kindness Misfortune
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
He who is virtuous is wise; and he who is wise is good; and he who is good is happy.
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Goodness Happiness Virtue Wisdom Wise

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