"It is better to be impetuous than cautious, because Fortune is a woman, and if you wish to control her, it is necessary to beat and ill-use her."

"The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Alba, and Ostia, did not destroy them, but gave them their own laws and left them free, and they did not hold them without difficulty."

"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

"The end justifies the means."

"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others."