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Scipio Africanus Quotes
6 quotes from Scipio Africanus — Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, ending the Second Punic War and establishing Rome as the dom….
“Prepare for war, since you have been unable to endure a peace.”
“I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.”
“Can I call you countrymen, who have revolted from your country? Or soldiers, who have rejected the command and authority of your general, and violated your solemn oath? Can I call you enemies? I recognise the persons, faces, and dress, and mien of fellow-countrymen; but I perceive the actions, expressions, and intentions of enemies.”
“En asuntos de guerra es vergonzoso decir: no lo había pensado.”
“Go, therefore, to meet the foe with two objects before you, either victory or death. For men animated by such a spirit must always overcome their adversaries, since they go into battle ready to throw away their lives.”
“I am mindful of human weakness, and I reflect upon the might of Fortune and know that everything that we do is exposed to a thousand chances.”