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

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 coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position.

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.