Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money.
Truths open to everyone, and the claims aren't all staked yet.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.