# Dedication explained — The Cords of Vanity

> Chapter companion for The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

## What happens

The chapter is a brief dedication to Gabrielle Brooke Moncure, accompanied by a Latin epigram suggesting that the common people are wise because they know only what is necessary.

## Key lines

> Plus sapit vulgus, quia tantum, quantum opus est, sapit.

The common people are wiser because they know only as much as is necessary.

_This Latin epigram reflects a theme of wisdom in simplicity or limited knowledge._

## Links

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