He was wont to say that he more valued a victory obtained by counsel than by force, and in the war against Petreius and Afranius, fortune presenting him with an occasion of manifest advantage, he declined it, saying, that he hoped, with a little more time, but less hazard, to overthrow his enemies.
Esan ohi zuen nahiago zuela aholkuz zuzentzen zen garaipena bortxaz baino. Eta, Petreio eta Afranioren aurkako gerran, zoriak erakutsiz abantailarako gertaldi aski ageri bat, ezeztatu zuen, dio, uste izanez, luzamendu gehiago baino mentura gutiagorekin, etsaiak garaituko zituela.