Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends.

Once you are so unfortunate as to be drawn into a war, no price is too great to pay for an early and victorious peace.

As we have triumphed, so we may be merciful; as we are strong, so we can afford to be generous.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace, and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Good Will.