itaque frustrari et eludere Poenorum impetus quam manum cum iis tota acie conserere melius ratus, plurimis comminationibus Hannibalis irritatus, saepe etiam specie bene gerendae rei oblata, numquam a consilii salubritate ne parvi quidem certaminis discrimine recessit, quodque est difficillimum, ubique ira ac spe superior apparuit.
Therefore he thought it better to foil and elude the attacks of the Carthaginians rather than engage them with his full force. Often he was irritated by Hannibals threats, not seldom presented with the appearance of an opportunity to gain a success, but he never drew back from his salutary policy, not even risking a small skirmish, showing himself everywhere superior to anger and hope, a difficult achievement indeed.
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