The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.

The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.

Rumor is not always wrong

Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.