The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.
If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune; the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.