The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.
We can't all do everything.
Trust one who has tried.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
May the countryside and the gliding valley streams content me. Lost to fame, let me love river and woodland.
Roman, remember that you shall rule the nations by your authority, for this is to be your skill, to make peace the custom, to spare the conquered, and to wage war until the haughty are brought low.