Trost der Philosophie | 
'Keep the sight on how they express their intellects, it's better to see a towering humanity to give audacity to yourself, that you must, achieve more, accomplish more, endeavor.' – Jacob Cardel
#Philosophy #Inspiration #Endeavor
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'Keep the sight on how they express their intellects, it's better to see a towering humanity to give audacity to yourself, that you must, achieve more, accomplish more, endeavor.' – Jacob Cardel
#Philosophy #Inspiration #Endeavor
With a cold coming on, just not excited about this week‘s reading. 😑
“The issue of a revised edition of the translation of The Consolation of Philosophy has enabled me to correct mistakes, improve the wording of one or two passages and take account of recent work on Boethius and his age.” In 1999, no one said, “Gee, is this the best word choice?” Somehow I don‘t think Emily Wilson would have translated it like that. Representation matters!
“Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.”.
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The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work
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More amusingly, you can usually find it in the ‘self-help‘ section, along with the Little Book of Calm and 5 day lentil detox etc. 😊.
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It‘s a good read, and this particular quote resonates with me as I completely agree with it.
