Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Woe to the conquered.

Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.

Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.

He will have true glory who despises it.

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

Temerity is not always successful.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

The sun has not yet set for all time.

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

From abundance springs satiety.

Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.

A fraudulent intent however carefully concealed at the outset will generally in the end betray itself.

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.

The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

There are no enemies in science, professor. Only phenomena to study.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!

Keep your enemies in front of you.