Coptic Saying 32.
Jesus says, "A city built on top of a high hill and fortified can neither fall nor be hidden."
Two immediate characteristics come out of this saying:
1. The fact that it is built on an elevated site suggests perhaps a social, political, and religious superiority to other cities in addition to its strategic advantage over opponents.
2. The need for fortification suggests that this city has enemies who wish to attack it.
We begin thus to see a correlation between the individual isolation and solitude required to understand these sayings, with the combined public status of being placed in a high and visible place through the seekers understanding and knowledge.