On the Consolation of The Consolation of Philosophy

I just finished reading Boethius' famous treatise (thanks, Rose!) and it was a pleasure. 

Only 114 little pages from start to finish, including regular interludes of verse, and every page worth reading.  So many really difficult topics handled so well and so concisely; so much truth reached by merely natural philosophy, so much that is applicable to the Christian life - no wonder the Scholastic philosophers were so big on Boethius.  I might go back and take a look at it in Latin.