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title: "Book 3 Chapter 4: Prestige Is No Substitute"
date: 2020-10-04T21:26:00Z
series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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The second of reasons insufficient for securing happiness: (b) High position cannot of itself win respect. Titles command no reverence in distant and barbarous lands. They even fall into contempt through lapse of time. Analysis: Philosophy explains to Boethius how the pursuit of honor and respect in this world, is no path to happiness