Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue

Envy is blind. -Caeca invidia est

We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.

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.