“Hannibal knew how to gain a victory, but not how to use it.”

• Maharbal –

“In the moment of action remember the value of silence and order.”

• Phormio of Athens –

“The man who runs away will fight again”

• Menander –

“An alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted.”

• Phaedrus –

“Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.”

– Herodotus –

“Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home.”

– Cicero –

"Learn to obey before you command"

– Solon –