Ability
They are able because they think they are able.
Appearance
Trust not to much to appearances.
Character
They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he is like some rock which stretches into the vast sea and which, exposed to the fury of the winds and beaten against by the waves, endures all the violence
Defeat
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Fame
Fame hides her head among the clouds.
Fear
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
Giving
Trust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.
Habit
As a twig is bent the tree inclines.
Learning
Enter on the way of training while the spirits in youth are still pliable.
Unity
The wavering multitude is divided into opposite factions.
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