In war we must always leave room for strokes of fortune, and accidents that cannot be foreseen. The valiant profit more their country than the finest, cleverest speakers.Ī good general not only sees the way to victory, he also knows when victory is impossible. The rulers of the State are the only ones who should have the privilege of lying.Įvery care must be taken that our auxiliaries, being stronger than our citizens, may not grow too much for them and become savage beasts. Men of Athens, I do not have much time for exhortation, but to the brave few words are as good as many. I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies' designs. The outcome corresponds less to expectations in war than in any other case whatsoever.įas est et ab hoste doceri (It is right to learn, even from the enemy). Quae caret ora cruore nostro? (What coast knows not our blood?)
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than war.Ī glorious death is his who for his country falls.Īdversity reveals the genius of a general good fortune conceals it.Ī wise man in times of peace prepares for war.īella detesta matribus (Wars are the dread of mothers).ĭulce et decorum est pro patria mori (It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country). To those that flee comes neither power nor glory. He serves me most, who serves his country best. Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds. Ye gods, what dastards would our host command? Swept to the war, the lumber of the land.
War is the only proper school of the surgeon.Įven the bravest cannot fight beyond his strength. In peace, sons bury their fathers in war, fathers bury their sons.įar better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen. Nobody is driven in to war by ignorance, and no one who thinks he will gain anything from it is deterred by fear. They have an abundance of gold and silver, and these make war, like other things, go smoothly. When there is mutual fear, men think twice before they make aggression upon one another. The true contempt of an invader is shown by deeds of valour in the field.
In war important events result from trivial causes. Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). War gives the right of the conquerors to impose any conditions they please upon the vanquished. Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).ĭanger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes. The wise man speaks because he has something to say, the fool speaks because he has to say somethingĪrmed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home. War, as the saying goes, is full of false alarms I think the slain care little if they sleep or rise again.,Ī people's voice is dangerous when charged with wrath.
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