No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even know they had done so.

God is one, supreme among gods and men, and not like mortals in body or in mind.The whole [of god] sees, the whole perceives, the whole hears. But without effort he sets in motion all things by mind and thought.

The sun comes into being each day from little pieces of fire that are collected.

No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even know they had done so.

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.

God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.

...for our wisdom is better than the strength of men or of horses. ... nor is it right to prefer strength to excellent wisdom. For if there should be in the city [any athlete whose skill] is honoured more than strength ... the city would not on that account be any better governed.