Saturday, February 28, 2009

Four pillars

"These four pillars uphold the world:
The wisdom of the learned,
The justice of the mighty,
The prayers of the righteous,
And the valor of the brave."
--an inscription on the gate of the University of Granada,
Moorish Spain, AD 1349

2 comments:

Lux Mentis said...

I think that missed...

"The treachery of the traitors,
The lechery of the perverse,
The laziness of the sloths,
And the corruption of the politicians."

Laserlight said...

Heh. I don't think those are upholding the world, exactly.