"The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water."

"A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions."

"El amor y la afición con facilidad ciegan los ojos del entendimiento."

"When a man is bound to follow a certain road, he must either do so or die in the attempt."

"Forewarned, forearmed."