During a few days' halt near Vesontio for the provision of corn and other supplies, a panic arose from inquiries made by our troops and remarks uttered by Gauls and traders, who affirmed that the Germans were men of a mighty frame and an incredible valour and skill at arms.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

It was the wont of the immortal gods sometimes to grant prosperity and long impunity to men whose crimes they were minded to punish in order that a complete reverse of fortune might make them suffer more bitterly.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.

I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.