Who can give law to lovers? Love is a greater law to itself.
• Poem XII, lines 47-48
• Poem XII, lines 47-48
“
Quis legem det amantibus?
Maior lex amor est sibi.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quis legem det amantibus?
Maior lex amor est sibi." in the context of "Who can give law to lovers? Love is a greater law to itself.
• Poem XII, lines 47-48" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius" (Quotes, The Consolation of Philosophy · De Consolatione Philosophiae, Book III)
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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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