Quotes of Polybius - somelinesforyou

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

“ That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard. ”

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

“ That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard. ”

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

“ That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard. ”

- Polybius

“ That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard. ”

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

“ That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard. ”

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius
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