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Happiness2 quotes
Who hath so entire happiness that he is not in some part offended with the condition of his estate? — Boethius · 524Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if he that bears it be content. — Boethius · 523Character1 quote
For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand. — Boethius · 523Dissatisfaction1 quote
Who hath so entire happiness that he is not in some part offended with the condition of his estate? — Boethius · 524Free will1 quote
What place can be left for random action, when God constraineth all things to order? — Boethius · 523Hard times1 quote
You can take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away. — Boethius · 523Inner strength1 quote
For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand. — Boethius · 523Love1 quote
O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love! — Boethius · 523Perception vs. reality1 quote
Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if he that bears it be content. — Boethius · 523Problem of evil1 quote
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?" — Boethius · 523Randomness1 quote
What place can be left for random action, when God constraineth all things to order? — Boethius · 523Things get better1 quote
You can take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away. — Boethius · 523Vulnerability1 quote
If you expect a physician to help you, you must lay bare your wound. — Boethius · 523Wisdom1 quote
By first recognizing false goods, you begin to escape the burden of their influence; then afterwards true goods may gain possession of your spirit. — Boethius · 523Yin and yang1 quote
Who hath so entire happiness that he is not in some part offended with the condition of his estate? — Boethius · 524