» They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he is like some rock which stretches into the vast sea and which, exposed to the fury of the winds and beaten against by the waves, endures all the violence
» Our fate, whatever it is to be, will be overcome by patience under it.
» Wherever the fates lead us let us follow.
» From a single crime know the nation.
» Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
» Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.
» 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.
» Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
» Fortune favors the brave.
» Fortune sides with him who dares.