If you wish to see the laws of high thunder with a pure and skilful mind, look upon the summits of the highest heaven.
Si vis celsi iura tonantis pura sollers cernere mente, aspice summi culmina caeli.
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Boethius
Born c. 480 in Rome, Boethius rose to consul and magister officiorum under Theodoric the Great. The Consolation of Philosophy, written in prison awaiting execution, became one of the most read books of the Middle Ages.
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