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

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

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.

Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.

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.