O happy race of mortals,
if your hearts are ruled
as is the universe, by Love!
• Poem VIII, lines 28-30; translation by W. V. Cooper
if your hearts are ruled
as is the universe, by Love!
• Poem VIII, lines 28-30; translation by W. V. Cooper
“
O felix hominum genus,
si uestros animos amor
quo caelum regitur regat!
• Alternate translation:
How happy is mankind
if the love that orders the stars above
rules, too, in your hearts.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "O felix hominum genus,
si uestros animos amor
quo caelum regitur regat!
• Alternate translation:
How happy is mankind
if the love that orders the stars above
rules, too, in your hearts." in the context of "O happy race of mortals,
if your hearts are ruled
as is the universe, by Love!
• Poem VIII, lines 28-30; translation by W. V. Cooper" 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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