Pyrrhus, When His Friends Congratulated To Him His Victory Over The
Romans Under Fabricius, But With Great Slaughter Of His Own Side,
Said To Them, "Ye
Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated to him his victory over the
Romans under Fabricius, but with great slaughter of his own side,
said to them, "Yes; but if we have such another victory, we are undone."
-- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
-- Apothegms, No, 193
Whenever Alexander heard Philip had taken any town of importance
or won any signal victory, instead of rejoicing at it altogether,
he would tell his companions that his father would anticipate everything,
and leave him and them no opportunities of performing great and illustrious
actions....