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"A collision at sea can ruin your entire day."
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."
"The strong did what they could, and the weak suffered what they must."
"Few men are born brave; many become so through training and force of discipline."
"A general is not easily overcome who can form a true judgement of his own and the enemy's forces."
"What can a soldier do who charges when out of breath?"
"Valour is superior to numbers."
"Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum (Let him who desires peace prepare for war)."
"An ambush, if discovered and promptly surrounded, will repay the intended mischief with interest."
"An adversary is more hurt by desertion than by slaughter."
"We die today not only for our friends and family but for our gods and for our forefathers and men before them so pray to them to make us victorious"
"Bella, horida bella (Wars, horrid wars!)"
"Let all be present and expect the palm, the prize of victory."
"When one side goes against the enemy with the gods' gift of stronger morale, then their adversaries, as a rule, cannot withstand them."
"Willing obedience always beats forced obedience."
"Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence"
"Against danger it pays to be prepared"
"The Spartans do not ask how many but where they are"
"A dead enemy always smells good"
"War spares not the brave but the cowardly"
"It is the noblest and safest thing for a great army to be visibly animated by one spirit"
"Ah! The generals! They are numerous but not good for much!"
"If a man does not strike first, he will be the first struck"
"Come home with this shield or upon it"
"Varus, give me back my legions"
"Let them hate us as long as they fear us"
"To lead untrained people to war is to throw them away"
"Only the brave enjoy noble and glorious deaths"
"To an imperial city nothing is inconsistent which is expedient"
"The walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots"
"Alta sedent civilis vulnera dextrae (Deep are the wounds that civil strife inflicts)"
"It is pleasant, when the sea is high and the winds are dashing the waves about, to watch from the shores the struggles of another"
"To brave men, the prizes that war offers are liberty and fame"
"Hannibal knew how to gain a victory, but not how to use it"
"The man who runs away will fight again"
"A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong"
"Soldiers do not like being under the command of one who is not of noble birth"
"He conquers who endures"
"An alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted"
"In the moment of action remember the value of silence and order"
"War is sweet to those who have never experienced it"
"Extraordinary rains pretty generally fall after great battles"
"How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle!"
"Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war"
"In war we must be speedy"
"A disorderly mob is no more an army than a heap of building materials is a house"
"Learn to obey before you command"
"Fortes fortuna adiuvat (Fortune favours the brave)"
"Who was the first that forged the deadly blade? Of rugged steel his savage soul was made"
"March divided and fight concentrated."