War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.
Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
He conquers twice, who shows mercy to the conquered.
As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.