"Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit."
— Julius Caesar

January 1, 1970

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Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. — The Civil War, Book III, 68; variant translation: "In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."