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O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love!

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Love

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.

If you expect a physician to help you, you must lay bare your wound.

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Vulnerability

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 1, poem 4.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 1, poem 4.

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

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Problem of evil

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 1, poem 4.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 1, poem 4.

Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.

Justinian I

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Justice Moral theory

Author

Justinian I

Source

Institutes of Justinian

Genre

Legal writing

Statement Type

Definition

Language

Latin

Time

533 530s 6th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Justinian. "Institutiones Justinani [Institutes of Justinian]." Corpus Iurus Civilis [Body of Civil Law]. c. 533, b. 1, ch. 1, para. 1.

Current Citation

Justinian. Justinian's Institutes, translated by Peter Birks and Grant McLeod. Cornell University Press, 1987, bk. 1, ch. 1, para. 1.

Who hath so entire happiness that he is not in some part offended with the condition of his estate?

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Dissatisfaction Happiness Yin and yang

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

524 520s 6th century

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 4.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 4.

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

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Perception vs. reality Happiness

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 4.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 4.

You can take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away.

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Things get better Hard times

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 3.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 3.

For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand.

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Inner strength Character

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 1, poem I.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 1, poem 1.

What place can be left for random action, when God constraineth all things to order?

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Topic

Free will Randomness

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 5, poem 1.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 5, poem 1.

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

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Wisdom

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 3, poem 1.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 3, poem 1.

People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking.

Bodhidharma

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Topic

Seeking Desire Delusion

Author

Bodhidharma

Source

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidarma

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

Chinese

Time

528 BC 520s BC 6th century

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Original Citation

Bodhidharma. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidarma. c. 550.

Current Citation

Bodhidharma. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, translated by Red Pine. North Point Press, 1989.