That it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of Scipio, that most excellent man, not only of his own times but within the memory of man, against whom, nevertheless, his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline.
Hogy pedig igaz, ami szerint egyéb jó tulajdonságaival nem sokra vitte volna, itt van példának Scipio: ritka tehetség, s nemcsak a maga idejében, hanem az egész ismert történelem során is; ellene Spanyolországban seregei fellázadtak, mert túlságosan könyörületes volt, s katonáinak olyan szabadságot engedett, mely nem illett a katonai fegyelemhez.