“Paucos uiros fortes natura procreat; bona institutione plures reddit industria.”

— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus , book De re militari

Few men are born brave; many become so through care and force of discipline. (General Maxims)
De Re Militari (also Epitoma Rei Militaris), Book III, "Dispositions for Action"

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