In one of his works, Justin tells of his desire to converse with philosophers and says: “I surrendered myself to a certain Stoic; and having spent a considerable time with him, when I had not acquired any further knowledge of God (for he did not know himself),...
Kuna ta ei leidnud otsitut stoiklaste, peripateetikute ega pütaagorlaste hulgast, süvenes ta Platoni ideedesse.