"Men freely believe that which they desire."

"I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can."

"Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true."

"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."

"Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish."

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."

"If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it."

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life."

"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."

"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome."

"It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking."

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments."

"Experience is the teacher of all things."

"Cowards die many times before their actual deaths."

"What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also."

"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected"."