stand aught of that which leads to bliss, without hav-
ing mastered the sciences that disengage the soul from
objects of sense, so rendering it a fit habitation for
the intelligences?” On Justin's confessing that he had [10]
not studied those branches, he was dismissed by the
professor.
Alas for such a material science of life! Of what
avail would geometry be to a poor sinner struggling with
temptation, or to a man with the smallpox? [15]
Ancient and modern philosophies are spoiled by lack