Endure the present, and watch for better things.
The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.
Even virtue is fairer in a fair body.
There's a snake lurking in the grass.
They are able who think they are able.
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.