But a survey of the inscriptions may incline the inquirer to believe that, according to their means, there were many men and women in obscure municipalities all over the world, who were as generous and public-spirited as Pliny.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Nor should an impartial inquirer refuse to admit that such an immense energy has its good moral side.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
And, in spite of many appearances to the contrary, the impartial inquirer must come to the conclusion that the cult of the Egyptian deities, through its inner monotheism, its ideal of ascetic purity, its vision of a great judgment and a life to come, was a real advance on the popular religion of old Greece and Rome.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill