The six factor formula

 "The men American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest the most violently are those who try to tell them the truth." - H.L. Mencken

Enrichment, burnable poison, and self-poisoning

 "Difficulty shows what men are.  Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man.  Why?  So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat." - Epictetus