Good men seek it by the natural means of the virtues; evil men, however, try to achieve the same goal by a variety of concupiscences, and that is surely an unnatural way of seeking the good. Don’t you agree?
BOETHIUSAs far as possible, join faith to reason.
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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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Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.
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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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As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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All fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just.
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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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The good is the end toward which all things tend.
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I scarcely know the meaning of your question; much less can I answer it.
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Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
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If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
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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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Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?
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He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate … can look fortune in the face.
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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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The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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