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Polybius (205 BC - 118 BC), Greek historian

Those that know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible, as the conscious that dwells in the heart of every man.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

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All things are subject to decay and change.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

The true test of a perfect man is the power of bearing with spirit and dignity violent changes of fortune.

Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

The ancients did well, therefore, to invent gods, and the belief in punishment after death.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

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Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

A notion of the meaning and theory of duty, is in fact the beginning and the end of justice.

On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods.

The mob is easily led and may be moved by the smallest force.

A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before.
Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be filled with fears to keep them in order. The ancients did well, therefore, to invent gods, and the belief in punishment after death.
The common people feel themselves oppressed by the grasping of some, and their vanity is flattered by others. Fired with evil passions, they are no longer willing to submit to control, but demand that everything be subject to their authority. The invariable result is that government assumes the noble names of free and popular, but becomes in fact the most execrable thing, mob rule.
Nor ought we ever to allow any growing power to acquire such a degree of strength as to be able to tear from us, without resistance, our natural, undisputed rights.
[There can be no] rational administration of government when good men are held in the same esteem as bad ones.
When the ancients said a work well begun was half done, they meant to impress the importance of always endeavoring to make a good beginning.

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