Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
deceptive: P. ἀπατηλός, V. κέρτομος, δύσφορος (Soph., Ajax 51).
vain, empty: P. and V. μάταιος, κενός.
hollow, unsound: P. and V. ὕπουλος, σαθρός.
