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"I quite agree," said I, "truly all thy reasonings hold admirably together."

Then said she: "What value wouldst thou put upon the boon shouldst thou come to the knowledge of the absolute good?"

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Previous: Such a Happiness Necessarily Exists. its Seat is in God. Nay, God is very Happiness, and in a Manner, Therefore, the Happy Man Partakes Also of the Divine Nature. all other Ends are Relative to this Good, Since they are all Pursued only for the Sake of Good; it is Good which is the Sole Ultimate End. and Since the Sole End is Also Happiness, it is Plain that this Good and Happiness are in Essence the same
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Next: Boethius Acknowledges that he is but Recollecting Truths he once Knew. Philosophy Goes on to Show that it is Goodness Also by which the Whole World is Governed.12 Boethius Professes Compunction for his Former Folly. but the Paradox of Evil is Introduced, and he is once more Perplexed