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Book 3 Chapter 8: The End of False Happiness 2020-11-01T20:49:35Z The Consolation of Philosophy img/1295493-1602415762934-00a66329d8302.jpg audio/podcast_2020-10-11_boethius-book-3-chapter-8.mp3 false

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All fail, then, to give what they promise. There is, moreover, some accompanying evil involved in each of these aims. Beauty and bodily strength are likewise of little worth. In strength man is surpassed by the brutes; beauty is but outward show. Lady Philosophy concludes her case against false happiness with a brief bullet-point recap, and a verse to remind us not to spend our lives looking for things where they cannot be found.