By first recognizing false goods, you begin to escape the burden of their influence; then afterwards true goods may gain possession of your spirit.
• Poem I, lines 11-13; translation by Richard H. Green
• Poem I, lines 11-13; translation by Richard H. Green
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Tu quoque falsa tuens bona prius
incipe colla iugo retrahere:
Vera dehinc animum subierint.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Tu quoque falsa tuens bona prius
incipe colla iugo retrahere:
Vera dehinc animum subierint." in the context of "By first recognizing false goods, you begin to escape the burden of their influence; then afterwards true goods may gain possession of your spirit.
• Poem I, lines 11-13; translation by Richard H. Green" 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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