I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army
Go on, my friend, and fear nothing; you carry Caesar and his fortune in your boat.
Our men must win or die. Pompey's men have... other options.
Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.
War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.