Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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.
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.