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.… — Polybius Copy Share Image
In our own time the whole of Greece has been subject to a low birth rate and a general decrease of the population, owing… — Polybius Copy Share Image
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius Copy Share Image
The common people feel themselves oppressed by the grasping of some, and their vanity is flattered by others. Fired with evil passions, they are… — Polybius Copy Share Image
The government will take the fairest of names, but the worst of realities--mob rule. — Polybius Copy Share Image
Nor ought we ever to allow any growing power to acquire such a degree of strength as to be able to tear from us,… — Polybius Copy Share Image
From this I conclude that the best education for the situations of actual life consists of the experience we acquire from the study of… — Polybius Copy Share Image
Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos. — Polybius Copy Share Image
Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories. — Polybius Copy Share Image
When the ancients said a work well begun was half done, they meant to impress the importance of always endeavoring to make a good… — Polybius Copy Share Image
“They want the centurions not so much to be venturesome and daredevils, as to be natural leaders, of a steady and reliable spirit. They… — Polybius Copy Share Image
“At the sight of the city utterly perishing amidst the flames Scipio burst into tears, and stood long reflecting on the inevitable change which… — Polybius Copy Share Image
[There can be no] rational administration of government when good men are held in the same esteem as bad ones. — Polybius Copy Share Image
Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories. — Polybius Copy Share Image
How highly should we honor the Macedonians, who for the greater part of their lives never cease from fighting with the barbarians for the… — Polybius Copy Share Image
For peace, with justice and honor, is the fairest and most profitable of possessions, but with disgrace and shameful cowardice, it is the most… — Polybius Copy Share Image
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