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“In omni adversitate fortunæ, infelicissimum genus est infortunii fuisse felicem In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.”

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Boethius, born in 480 AD and died in 524 AD, was a prominent philosopher, logician, mathematician, and rhetorician of the Byzantine Empire. His work, 'The Consolation of Philosophy,' had a profound impact on later generations, particularly during the Middle Ages. more

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