Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging.Martin Luther1569★ 6.3
Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but-more frequently than not-struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.Martin Luther1569★ 6.2
Novel · Satirical fiction · SatireSpeak the truth and shame the Devil.Francois RabelaisGargantua and Pantagruel · 1564★ 5.5
PoemThe marble not yet carved can hold the form Of every thought the greatest artist has.Michelangelo1564★ 3.8
So our Lord God commonly gives riches to those gross asses to whom He vouchsafes nothing else.Martin Luther1566★ 3.7
PoemFair face show friends When riches do abound: Come time of proof, Farewell, they must away.Barnabe Googe1563★ 3.5
BiographyMen of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least.Leonardo da VinciGiorgio Vasari, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects · 1568★ 1.3