Stephen

“in the mountains the cherry trees were in full bloom, and the farther he went, the lovelier the veils of mist became, until for him, whose rank so restricted travel that all this was new, the landscape became a source of wonder.”
― Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji

“Surely, the gods' judgment is certain. But as for us, we must be satisfied to 'come close' to those things, for we are men, who speak according to what is likely, and whose lectures resemble fables.”
― Proclus

“While we are postponing, life speeds by”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Everything is overflowing with Gods.”
― Proclus