An idea from The Consolation of Philosophy

Where is the whole good kept? In God, Philosophy argues, since nothing is better than God. So God and happiness are the same thing. Then she takes a bold step: anyone who is truly happy shares in God, and in that sense becomes a god.

From The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

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