Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself.
BOETHIUSI scarcely know the meaning of your question; much less can I answer it.
More Boethius Quotes
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I scarcely know the meaning of your question; much less can I answer it.
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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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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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Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
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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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The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it – even if we so desired.
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Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.
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He who is virtuous is wise; and he who is wise is good; and he who is good is happy.
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Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.
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He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate … can look fortune in the face.
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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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Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.
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Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.
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So nothing is ever good or bad unless you think it so, and vice versa. All luck is good luck to the man who bears it with equanimity.
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