Indeed, if it were allowed, I should have to give him, according to human usage, fine ceremonious tides of lustre and merit, I should have to extol his courage as investigator and discoverer, his fearless honesty, truthfulness, and love of wisdom.

But such a God does not know what to do with all that respectable trumpery and pomp.

"Keep that," he would say, "for thyself and those like thee, and whoever else require it! I--have no reason to cover my nakedness!" One suspects that this kind of divinity and philosopher perhaps lacks shame ?--He once said: "Under certain circumstances I love mankind"-- and referred thereby to Ariadne, who was present; "in my opinion man is an agreeable, brave, inventive animal, that has not his equal upon earth, he makes his way even through all labyrinths.

I like man, and often think how I can still further advance him, and make him stronger, more evil, and more profound."-- "Stronger, more evil, and more profound ?" I asked in horror.
"Yes," he said again, "stronger, more evil, and more profound; also more beautiful"-- and thereby the tempter-god smiled with his halcyon smile, as though he had just paid some charming compliment.

One here sees at once that it is not only shame that this divinity lacks;--and in general there are good grounds for supposing that in some things the Gods could all of them come to us men for instruction.