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

Boethius

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
A person is an individual substance of a rational nature.
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Character Nature Person
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.
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Deep Law Love Wisdom
Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
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Glory Home Men Respect
No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.
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Fortune Men Security
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
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
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
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
Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.
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Attitude Music Ourselves
The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Forever Present Time
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
The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment.
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Life Limitation Material Moments Perfection
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
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
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

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

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