Wherefore not without cause has one of your own followers asked, "If God is, whence come evil things? If He is not, whence come good?"
• Prose IV, line 30; translation by W.V. Cooper
• Prose IV, line 30; translation by W.V. Cooper
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''Unde haud iniuria tuorum quidam familiarium quaesiuit: 'si quidem deus', inquit, 'est, unde mala? Bona uero unde, si non est?'''
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "''Unde haud iniuria tuorum quidam familiarium quaesiuit: 'si quidem deus', inquit, 'est, unde mala? Bona uero unde, si non est?'''" in the context of "Wherefore not without cause has one of your own followers asked, "If God is, whence come evil things? If He is not, whence come good?"
• Prose IV, line 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 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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