Luck Rules Every Human Endeavor, Especially War.

No Crime Can Ever Be Defended On Rational Grounds.

Under The Influence Of Fear, Which Always Leads Men To Take A Pessimistic View Of Things, They Magnified Their Enemies' Resources, And Minimized Their Own.

The Army From Asia Introduced A Foreign Luxury To Rome; It Was Then The Meals Began To Require More Dishes And More Expenditure . . . The Cook, Who Had Up To That Time Been Employed As A Slave Of Low Price, Become Dear: What Had Been Nothing But A Metier Was Elevated To An Art.

False Shame Only Is Harmful.

Men Are Slower To Recognize Blessings Than Evils.