No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
Valor is the soldier's adornment.
In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.