When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
No law is quite appropriate for all.
Haste is blind and improvident.
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
Woe to the conquered.
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.