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

Quote by Titus Livius

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There are laws for peace as well as war.

There are laws for peace as well as war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if...

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if...

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

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

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.

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

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

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Woe to the conquered.

Woe to the conquered.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not...

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He will have true glory who despises it.

He will have true glory who despises it.

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of...

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of...

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up...

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up...