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He who is virtuous is wise; and he who is wise is good; and he who is good is happy.

Boethius

Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
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Glory Home Men Respect
As far as possible, join faith to reason.
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Faith Possible Reason
If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
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Avoid Goodness Necessary
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
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
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
The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.
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Forever Present Time
The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment.
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Life Limitation Material Moments Perfection
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
Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.
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Attitude Music Ourselves
Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.
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Gratitude Heaven Stability Worth
A person is an individual substance of a rational nature.
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Character Nature Person
Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself.
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Excellence Himself Men
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
A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.
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Alone Deep Heaven Man
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

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