Cicero: “If, therefore, anyone wishes to win true glory, let him discharge the duties required by justice.”

But those wars which have glory for their end must be carried on with less bitterness.

Not only must we show consideration for those whom we have conquered by force of arms but we must also ensure protection to those who lay down their arms and throw themselves upon the mercy of our generals, even though the battering-ram…

So, then, it is truth that is, as it were, the stuff with which this virtue has to deal and on which it employs itself.

From this attitude come greatness of soul and a sense of superiority to worldly conditions.