Arms and laws do not flourish together.
As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.
All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures.
It's only hubris if I fail.
It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.
It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.