It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
One good turn deserves another.
A huge dog, tied by a chain, was painted on the wall and over it was written in capital letters 'Beware of the dog.'
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.
He has gone over to the majority.