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“si vis pacem, para bellum”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“the less a man is acquainted with the sweets of life, the less reason he has to be afraid of death.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“Let him who desires peace prepare for war. ”
― Vegetius

“Victory in war does not depend entirely upon numbers or mere courage; only skill and discipline will insure it.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“The Roman greatness is a proof of the excellence of their legions,”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession,”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“Fishermen, fowlers, confectioners, weavers, and in general all whose professions more properly belong to women should, in my opinion, by no means be admitted into the service.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“His description of the many arms which the Roman soldier was required to become expert in reminds one of the almost innumerable duties of the present day infantryman. Recruits were to be hardened so as to be able to march twenty miles in half a summer's day at ordinary step and twenty-four miles at quick step. It was the ancient regulation that practice marches of this distance must be made three times a month.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“Yenilgiye uğratılmış olanlar için tek kurtuluş umudu, bir kurtuluş beklememektir.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roma Savaş Sanatı

“For the consequences of brave actions are only temporary, while whatever is committed to writing for public good is of lasting benefit.”
― Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“Qui desiderat pacem, praeperut bellum”
― Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“In every battle, it is not numbers and untaught bravery so much as skill and training that generally produce the victory. For we see no other explanation of the conquest of the world by the Roman People than their drill-at-arms, camp discipline and military expertise. No one is afraid to do what he is confident of having learned well. A small force which is highly trained in the conflicts of war is more apt to victory; a raw and untrained horde is always exposed to slaughter.”
― Vegetius, The Military Institutions of the Romans

“Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline.”
― Vegetius