In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find them out better.

If cows and horses had hands and could draw, cows would draw gods that look like cows and horses would draw gods that look like horses.

Even if a man should chance to speak the most complete truth, yet he himself does not know it; all things are wrapped in appearances

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

If oxen and lions had hands and could paint with their hands and produce works of art, as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods likes horses and oxen like oxen. Each would represent them with bodies according to the bodies of each. So the Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed; the Thracians give theirs red hair and blue eyes.

This upper limit, of earth at our feet is visible and touches the air, but below it reaches to infinity

It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom.