“Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.””
Quotes by Boethius
“Nunc fluens facit tempus,nunc stans facit aeternitatum.(The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.)””
“Indeed, the condition of human nature is just this; man towers above the rest of creation so long as he realizes his own nature, and when he forgets it, he sinks lower than the beasts. For other living things to be ignorant of themselves, is natural; but for man it is a defect.””
“Balance out the good things and the bad that have happened in your life and you will have to acknowledge that you are still way ahead. You are unhappy because you have lost those things in which you took pleasure? But you can also take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away.””
BoethiusAnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was a prominent Roman senator and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages, known for his significant contributions to philosophy and the translation of Greek classics i...