Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?
“Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?” Boethius
“Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?” Boethius
“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, … Read More
“Love has three kinds of origin, namely: suffering, friendship and love. A human love has a corporal and intellectual origin.” Boethius
“Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself.” Boethius
“For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.” Boethius
“In omni adversitate fortunæ, infelicissimum genus est infortunii fuisse felicem In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of … Read More
“And no renown can render you well-known:For if you think that fame can lengthen lifeBy mortal famousness immortalized,The day will come that takes your fame … Read More
“Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.” Boethius
“The completely simultaneous and perfect possession ofunlimited life at a single moment.” Boethius
“For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy” Boethius
“Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee!” Boethius
“Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.” Boethius
“…Whose souls, albeit in a cloudy memory, yet seek back their good, but, like drunk men, know not the road home.” Boethius
“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 … Read More
“Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if he that bears it be content.” Boethius
“I scarcely know the meaning of your question; much less can I answer it.” Boethius
“No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.” Boethius
“If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.” Boethius
“The science of numbers ought to be preferred as an acquisition before all others, because of its necessity and because of the great secrets and … Read More
“I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me what I must … Read More