Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.
He conquers twice, who shows mercy to the conquered.
Experience is the teacher of all things.
War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.
The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.