Courage without prudence is mere recklessness.
勇気は慎重さなくしては無謀に過ぎない。
Military Strategists
Belisarius
The Byzantine Empire's greatest general, who reconquered North Africa and Italy with hopelessly inadequate forces while enduring his emperor's constant suspicion (c. 500-565). Belisarius achieved more with less than perhaps any commander in history — making him the patron saint of leaders who must produce extraordinary results under impossible constraints.
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