Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look
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.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
Men gladly believe what they wish. -Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt
War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.