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.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed-men, and such as sleep o'nights; Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much; such men are dangerous.

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.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.