Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as oil does above water.

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.