Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. Auteur: Seneca Copy Quote More from Seneca “In truth, Serenus, I have for a long time been silently asking myself to what I…” “Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.” “the mind is never right but when it is at peace with itself” “Nullus accusator caret culpa; omnes peccaviums.”