“And there is no reason at all for hating the bad. For just as weakness is a disease of the body, so wickedness is a disease of the mind.”
― The Consolation of Philosophy
― The Consolation of Philosophy
“Wherein the main point to be considered is this: the higher faculty of comprehension embraces the lower, while the lower cannot rise to the higher.”
― The Consolation of Philosophy
― The Consolation of Philosophy
“Frequently, like a kind of reward for wickedness, it causes great illness and unbearable pain for those who make it their source of enjoyment.”
― The Consolation of Philosophy
― The Consolation of Philosophy
“All pleasures have one quality alike: They drive their devotees with goads. And like a swarm of bees upon the wing, They first pour out their honey loads, Then turn and strike their victim’s heart And leave behind their deep set sting.”
― The Consolation of Philosophy
― The Consolation of Philosophy
“For this cause I have become involved in bitter and irreconcilable feuds, and, as happens inevitably, if a man holds fast to the independence of conscience, I have had to think nothing of giving offence to the powerful in the cause of justice.”
― The Consolation of Philosophy
― The Consolation of Philosophy
Jane’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jane’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jane
Lists liked by Jane










