Bad beginnings, bad endings.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
This was the Athenians' war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.