The effort to solve the riddle of the universe by a single formula, or by the fine-drawn subtleties of dialectic, has been abandoned.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
But he did not adopt the irony of the master, which, if it was a potent arm of dialectic, often left the subject of it in an irritated and humiliated mood.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Apollonius poured contempt on the animal worship of Egypt, even when defended by the dialectic subtlety of Greece.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill