Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

Their choice fell unanimously upon Fabius, whose character seemed equal to the greatness of the office; whose age was so far advanced as to give him experience, without taking from him the vigor of action; his body could execute what his soul designed; and his temper was a happy compound of confidence and cautiousness.

• Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
  • p. 375 ("Plutarch's Lives and Writings", Easton Press, 2021, vol. 1)