It's only hubris if I fail.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.
Avoid an unusual and unfamiliar word just as you would a reef.
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.