Book 4, Chapter 7 | The Consolation of Philosophy

Chapter Summary

Therefore, Philosophy concludes, every fortune is good. For the righteous to improve in virtue is good, and for the wicked to be punished or corrected is good. So a wise person will not resist when Fortune grates against him, since such difficulty helps him deepen his wisdom. So he should respond rightly to harsh or pleasant fortune to gain happiness.

About The Consolation of Philosophy

Written in the 6th-century from a prison cell as the author awaits execution for a crime he did not commit, The Consolation of Philosophy is a dialogue between Boethius and a mysterious woman—Lady Philosophy—who helps him rediscover wisdom and virtue.

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