"The gods have given me a great opportunity; I will not waste it."

"The Roman people have been accustomed to conquer, but they have never been accustomed to be conquered."

"I have sworn that I will never be a friend to the Romans."

"Never was there a man more fitted by nature for the command of an army, and to inspire confidence in his soldiers, than Hannibal."

"I have no fear of death, for I have lived a life of glory."