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There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible, as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man. — Polybius · 118 BCThose who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories. — Polybius · 117 BCFrom this point onwards history becomes an organic whole: the affairs of Italy and Africa are connected with those of Asia and of Greece, and all events bear a relationship and contribute to a single end. — Polybius · 117 BC