“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.”
“Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. (Roughly: It's easy for men to believe what they want to.)”
“Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish”
“It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking....”
“Let the die be cast! [Greek: Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος; contemporary Latin (mis)translation: Iacta alea est!]”
“Divide and Conquer.”
“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”