Rubáiyát

“And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave a secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!”

― Omar Khayyâm, Rubáiyát of Omar Ahayyám

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/245912-and-do-you-think-that-unto-such-as-you-a

... as quoted by Christopher Hitchens -- 

Best of Christopher Hitchens Amazing Arguments And Clever Comebacks Part 6