So true is it that nothing is wretched, but thinking makes it so, and conversely every lot is happy if borne with equanimity.
Lady Philosophy — The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Consolation of Philosophy, Book II, prose IV; English translation by H. R. James. The personified Philosophy addresses the imprisoned narrator; a philosophical argument about responses to fortune.
- The Consolation of Philosophy, Book II, prose IV
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