Thus, if there is anyone who is confident that he can advise me as to the best advantage of the state in this campaign which I am about to conduct, let him not refuse his services to the state, but come with me into Macedonia. I will furnish him with his sea-passage, with a horse, a tent, and even travel-funds. If anyone is reluctant to do this and prefers the leisure of the city to the hardships of campaigning, let him not steer the ship from on shore.

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.

Adversity reminds men of religion.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

Wit is the flower of the imagination.