In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.
• Prose IV, line 2
• Prose IV, line 2
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Nam in omni adversitate fortunae infelicissimum est genus infortunii fuisse felicem.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
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• Prose IV, line 2" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius" (Quotes, The Consolation of Philosophy · De Consolatione Philosophiae, Book II)
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About Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Ancius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480–524 CE) was a Roman Christian philosopher, poet, and politician.
About Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Ancius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480–524 CE) was a Roman Christian philosopher, poet, and politician.
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