Nunc fluens facit tempus,nunc stans facit aeternitatum.(The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.)
BoethiusIf there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good?
BoethiusAll fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just.
BoethiusNothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.
Boethius