What an easy thing is a battle to one who looks on at a distance!
Patient constancy is the key to victory.
Two wolves kill a lion. Two weak men vanquish one that is strong.
Beware of aggression in war—for it can lead to no glory in victory.
To overcome the weak has all the shame of a defeat.
A butcher is not frightened at the sight of a multitude of sheep.
To retire from an unsuccessful battle is defeat.
Magnanimity to captives, and mercy to the fallen, are a hymn of praise to God for victory.