Fabius Maximus



Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280 BC – 203 BC) was a Roman politician and general; famed for his role in the Second Punic War.

Quotes

 * To his friends he said that he thought the man who feared gibes and jeers was more of a coward than the one who ran away from the enemy.
 * Moralia: Sayings of Kings and Commanders, Plutarch; English translation by Frank Cole Babbitt
 * Variant translation by Goodwin: He that is afraid of scoffs and reproaches is more a coward than he that flies from the enemy.

Quotes About

 * Unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem. Noenum rumores ponebat ante salutem; Ergo plusque magisque viri nunc gloria claret.
 * One man, by delaying, restored the state to us. He valued safety more than mob's applause; Hence now his glory more resplendent grows.
 * Attributed to Ennius by Cicero in De Senectute; Chapter IV (Loeb translation)


 * Hannibal said that he had more to fear from Fabius who would not fight than from Marcellus who would.
 * Moralia: Sayings of Kings and Commanders, Plutarch; English translation by Frank Cole Babbitt