The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.

In war, important events result from trivial causes.

I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.

If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

Avoid an unusual and unfamiliar word just as you would a reef.

The die has been cast.

Men willingly believe what they wish.