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Boethius Quotes

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.

Boethius (2012). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.24, Courier Corporation

In other living creatures the ignorance of themselves is nature, but in men it is a vice.

Boethius, Aeterna Press (2016). “Boethius Collection [2 Books]”, p.216, Aeterna Press

Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.

Boethius (1999). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.52, OUP Oxford

No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.

Boethius (2012). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.18, Courier Corporation

He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate ... can look fortune in the face.

Boethius, Aeterna Press (1964). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.9, Aeterna Press