I see how happiness and misery lie inseparably in the deserts of good and bad men.
• Prose V, line 1; translation by W.V. Cooper
• Prose V, line 1; translation by W.V. Cooper
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Video, inquam, quae sit vel felicitas vel miseria in ipsis proborum atque improborum meritis constituta.
— Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
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• Prose V, 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 IV)
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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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