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Meditations · Marcus Aurelius

XXI. To them that ask thee, Where hast thou seen the Gods,

or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou

art so devout in their worship? I answer first of all,

that even to the very eye, they are in some manner visible

and apparent. Secondly, neither have I ever seen mine own soul,

and yet I respect and honour it. So then for the Gods,

by the daily experience that I have of their power and providence

towards myself and others, I know certainly that they are,

and therefore worship them.