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"Treating Apollonius as a wise man, he said, 'What do you pray when approaching the altars?' 'I,' said Apollonius, 'pray that justice may be done, that laws be not broken, that wise men may be poor and all others may enjoy wealth, but honestly.' 'Do you think you will be granted so many prayers, then?' asked Telesinus. 'Of course,' replied Apollonius, 'because I include them all in one prayer, and when I approach the altars asking for this, this is my prayer:

Gods, give me my deserts.

If I am a good person, I will get more than what I mentioned, but if the gods count me among the wicked, they will give me the opposite. I will not blame the gods for thinking me to deserve evil, if in fact I am not good.'"

Philostratus of Athens, The Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.40.2

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"Treating Apollonius as a wise man, he said, 'What do you pray when approaching the altars?' 'I,' said Apollonius, 'pray that justice may be done, that laws be not broken, that wise men may be poor and all others may enjoy wealth, but honestly.' 'Do you think you will be granted so many prayers, then?' asked Telesinus. 'Of course,' replied Apollonius, 'because I include them all in one prayer, and when I approach the altars asking for this, this is my prayer:

Gods, give me my deserts.

If I am a good person, I will get more than what I mentioned, but if the gods count me among the wicked, they will give me the opposite. I will not blame the gods for thinking me to deserve evil, if in fact I am not good.'"

Philostratus of Athens, The Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.40.2

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