By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.
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.
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.