“Lad of Athens, faithful beTo thyself,And Mystery -All the rest is Perjury”
“Know thyself and thou shall know all the mysteries of the gods and the universe.”
“It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith—as mysterious as faith itself.”
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
“Know thyself and all will be revealed.”
“But the new generation had tasted the wine of philosophy; and from this time onward the rich youth of Rome went eagerly to Athens and Rhodes to exchange their oldest faith for the newest doubts.”