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
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?
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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 misfortune.
“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 as well,And there a second death for you awaits.
“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.
“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.
“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
“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!
“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.
“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.
“…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 the love that orders the stars above rules, too, in your hearts.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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 other mysteries which there are in the properties of numbers. All sciences partake of it, and it has need of none.
“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 write, and elegiac verses bathe my face with real tears. Not even terror could drive from me these faithful companions of my long journey. Poetry, which was once the glory of my happy and flourishing youth, is still my comfort in this misery of my old age.
“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