If you expect a physician to help you, you must lay bare your wound.
• Prose IV, line 1; translation by W.V. Cooper
• Prose IV, line 1; translation by W.V. Cooper
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Si operam medicantis exspectas, oportet vulnus detegas.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
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• Prose IV, line 1; 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 I)
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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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