Borrowing is not much better than begging. [Ger., Borgen ist nicht viel besser als betteln.]

The real beggar is indeed the true and only king. [Ger., Der wahre Bettler ist Doch einzig und allein der wahre Konig.]

Let the devil catch you but by a single hair, and you are his forever

Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.

If some things don’t make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none to lose.