This was the Athenians' war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
Never is work without reward, or reward without work.
...war is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
There are laws for peace as well as war.
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.