Decline of the Sublime?

"For this must perforce be so; men will no longer look up, nor otherwise take any account of good reputation; little by little the ruin of their whole life is effected; all greatness of soul dwindles and withers, and ceases to be emulated, while men admire their own mortal parts, and neglect to improve the immortal."

"For beautiful words are, in a real and special sense, the light of thought."

"...and if one were to look upon life all around, and see how in all things the extraordinary, the great, the beautiful stand supreme, he will at once know for what ends we have been born."

-Longinus, "On the Sublime," circa 3rd century A.D.

God has set eternity in the hearts of men.

" For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse."- Romans 1:20