The government will take the fairest of names, but the worst of realities--mob rule.

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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, und…

- Polybius

Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be filled with fears to ke…

- Polybius

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 l…

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

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

- Polybius

In our own time the whole of Greece has been subject to a low birth rate and a general decrease of the population, owing to which cities have become …

- Polybius

All things are subject to decay and change.

- Polybius