Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
The best known evil is the most tolerable.
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.