tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271425200512139123.post3592039281085777056..comments2023-10-23T04:33:00.993-07:00Comments on Reflections from the Other Side: Powerful Thoughts, Vol. 4Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805548538619765611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271425200512139123.post-39049053325900858082012-03-23T09:32:53.171-07:002012-03-23T09:32:53.171-07:00So it's a great quote that no one owns up to? ...So it's a great quote that no one owns up to? ;)<br /><br />Lurker111Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271425200512139123.post-68466084991748622882012-03-21T09:30:31.416-07:002012-03-21T09:30:31.416-07:00Upon further investigation, it seems it's been...Upon further investigation, it <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger#Disputed" rel="nofollow">seems</a> it's been attributed to Seneca, and it's based on a quote from Edward Gibbon, but neither one is known to have said it. I'll edit the quote above to make that clear.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805548538619765611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271425200512139123.post-90051674753061261072012-03-21T06:31:29.983-07:002012-03-21T06:31:29.983-07:00"Religion is regarded by the common people as..."Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."<br /><br />I've always heard that attributed to Seneca (the younger).<br /><br />Lurker111Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com