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Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if… — Boethius

Philosophical literature

Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if he that bears it be content.

In the original Latin

Adeo nihil est miserum nisi cum putes, contraque beata sors omnis est aequanimitate tolerantis.

Boethius
The Consolation of Philosophy · 523
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Perception vs. realityHappiness
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Philosophical literature
Time
523Middle Ages
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Boethius
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Current citation
Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 4.
Original citation
Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 4.

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