Archive for 'Boethius'
On Public Accolades
Published on July 28th, 2009.
…integrity of conscience is somehow spoiled when a man advertises what he has done and receives the reward of public recognition.
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Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, Book 1, Prose 4 (New York: Dover Publications, 2002), 10.
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The Serene Man
Published on July 27th, 2009.
The serene man who has ordered his life stands above menacing fate and unflinchingly faces good and bad fortune. This virtuous man can hold up his head unconquered. The threatening and raging ocean storms which churn the waves cannot shake him; nor can the bursting furnace of Vesuvius, aimlessly throwing out its smoky fire; nor the fiery bolts of lightning which can topple the highest towers. Why then are we wretched, frightened by fierce tyrants who rage without the power to harm us? He who hopes for nothing and fears nothing can disarm the fury of these impotent men; but he who is burdened by fears and desires is not master of himself. He throws away his shield and retreats; he fastens the chain by which he will be drawn.
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Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, Book 1, Prose 4 (New York: Dover Publications, 2002), 7.
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On Man’s Fragility
Published on July 25th, 2009.
Any man who has fallen never stood securely.
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Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (New York: Dover Publications, 2002), 1.
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