The third section of this work quotes Hecuba from "The Trojan Women," saying that "there is nothing secure in the world; no glory, no prosperity," as well as Diodorus Siculcus on the vagaries of fortune.
At one point in this work, the author relates the anecdote of how Brasidas was bitten by a mouse and therefore released it, in contrast with Bellarmine, who allowed rodents to prey on him. The third section of this work quotes Hecuba from "The Trojan Women," saying that "there is nothing secure in the world; no glory, no prosperity," as well as Diodorus Siculcus on the vagaries of fortune. This work's 15th and final section, entitled "Corollary," notes that "ignorance is the mother of devotion," while an earlier section draws on Strabo's observation that "the leaders and examples of every kind of superstition are women." Later the author calls the Getes "genuine theists" for their devotion to their god Zamolxis. Beginning by noting the widespread nature of human belief in "invisible, intelligent power," for ten points, identify this work which traces the evolution of the title phenomenon from polytheism to Christianity, written by David Hume.
At one point in this work, the author relates the anecdote of how Brasidas was bitten by a mouse and therefore released it, in contrast with Bellarmine, who allowed rodents to prey on him.
Natural History of Religion