There is no pain in the wound received in the moment of victory.

The right of conquest has no foundation other than the right of the strongest.

Minds are conquered not by arms, but by love and magnanimity.

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.

To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest.

When an unconquered country is conquered, people are killed... . That the beloved of the Gods finds very pitiful and grievous. ... If anyone does him wrong, it will be forgiven as far as it can be forgiven... . The beloved of the Gods considers that the greatest of all victories is the victory of righteousness.

To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.