The Hellenism which ended in the religious speculations of neo-pythagorism and neo-platonism viewed this world, which had once appeared to it so joyous and radiant, as an abode of darkness and error, and earthly existence as a period of trial which could never be too quickly traversed."
Neopitagorismoaren eta neoplatonismoaren espekulazio erlijiosoetan amaitzen den grekotasunak, behiala hain alai ta argitsu iruditzen zitzaion mundu honi ilunbe eta errakuntzen egoitza zeritzon, eta lurtar existentziari inoiz ere arinegi iragaten ez zen frogaldia".