Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm.
In war, truth is the first casualty.
When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.
The saying goes that the gods leave a town once it is captured.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.