Belisarius

For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war wont to be decided.

Flavius Belisarius [Βελισάριος] (c. 500 – 565) was one of the greatest generals of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire.

This article about a military figure is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.

[edit] Sourced

For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
- As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.

Wikipedia has an article about:

Belisarius