Examine men's ruling principles, even those of the wise, what kind of things they avoid, and what kind they pursue. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 4.
Image: A historically inaccurate 17th century painting of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (The Delayer), 1656, by Dutch artist Jan Lievens courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the Google Art Project.
Painting of Gaius Flaminius Nepos at the battle of Lake Trasimene by artist Giuseppe Rava courtesy of strategwar.ru. Based on the outcome of that battle I somehow doubt Nepos' wisdom, though.
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