"A good general not only sees the way……" — Polybius

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

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13 Quotes by Polybius

Polybius has 13 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of…
From this I conclude that the best education for the situations of actual life consists of the experience we acquire…
If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.
The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity,…
Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be…
Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.
For peace, with justice and honor, is the fairest and most profitable of possessions, but with disgrace and shameful cowardice,…
In our own time the whole of Greece has been subject to a low birth rate and a general decrease…
The glorious memory of brave men is continually renewed; the fame of those who have performed any noble deed is…
On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods.
That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary…
For the mob, habituated to feed at the expense of others, and to have its hopes of a livelihood in…

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More General Quotes

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I was born in the Ottawa General Hospital right after the Gray Cup Football Game in 1939. Six months later,… — Margaret Atwood
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give… — Jane Austen
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. — Jane Austen
As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good… — Kelly Ayotte
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted… — Charles Babbage
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. — Walter Bagehot
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general,… — Mikhail Bakunin
The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. — Arthur Balfour
Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. — Honore de Balzac
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap… — Antonio Banderas
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think… — Roger Bannister

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