A bigot is a person who, under an atheist king, would be an atheist

A strict observer is one who would be an atheist under an atheistic king.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.