As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or that they do not exist. For many are the obstacles that impede knowledge, both the obscurity of the question and the shortness of human life.

释义：只有连根拔除杂草，才能确保它不会再发芽生长。如果砍草时不除去根部，到了春天杂草还会再度生长。

权力的代价总是高昂的，但无力的代价更高。