Polybius, Histories

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Book 38 - Chapter 21

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<w lemma="kạị">κα̣ι̣</w> <gap /><w lemma="x">χ</w> <gap /><w lemma="s">ς</w> <w lemma="epeisagago">επεισαγαγο</w> <gap /><w lemma="de">δε</w> <gap /><w lemma="sd">σδ</w> <gap /><w lemma="au">αυ</w> <gap /><w lemma="ths">της</w> <gap /><w lemma="epeimian">επειμιαν</w> <gap /><w lemma="ti">τι</w> <gap /><w lemma="par">παρ</w> <gap /><w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di">δι</w> <gap /><w lemma="ni">νι</w> <gap /><w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dikaion">δικαιον</w>? <w lemma="eu">ευ</w> <gap /><w lemma="rwn">ρων</w> <w lemma="fhsin">φησιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="polubios">πολυβιος</w> <w lemma="egwn">εγων</w> <w lemma="oti">οτι</w> <w lemma="kai">και</w> <w lemma="tino">τινο</w> <gap /><w lemma="ran">ραν</w> <w lemma="epi">επι</w> <gap /><w lemma="ạn">α̣ν</w> <gap /><w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="kallion">καλλιον</w> <gap /><w lemma="out">ουτ</w> <gap /><w lemma=""></w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrέyas">ἐπιστρέψας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labόmenόs">λαβόμενός</w> <w lemma="mou">μου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="decia%3Ds">δεξιᾶς</w> <w lemma="“w%29%3D">“ὦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolύbie”">Πολύβιε”</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="“kalo%5Cn">“καλὸν</w> <w lemma="mέn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll’">ἀλλ’</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dd’">οἶδ’</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="dέdia">δέδια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proorw%3Dmai">προορῶμαι</w> <w lemma="mή">μή</w> <w lemma="potέ">ποτέ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllos">ἄλλος</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="par">παρ</w> <w lemma="άggelma">άγγελμα</w> <w lemma="dώsei">δώσει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28metέras">ἡμετέρας</w> <w lemma="patrίdos:”">πατρίδος·”</w> <w lemma="taύths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> (<w lemma="dύnamin">δύναμιν</w>) <w lemma="pragmatikwtέran">πραγματικωτέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nounexestέran">νουνεχεστέραν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn:">εἰπεῖν·</w>
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<w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="pragmatikwte%2Fran">πραγματικωτέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nounexeste%2Fran">νουνεχεστέραν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn:">εἰπεῖν·</w>
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstois">μεγίστοις</w> <w lemma="katorqw%2Fmasi">κατορθώμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrw%3Dn">ἐχθρῶν</w> <w lemma="sumforai%3Ds">συμφοραῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fwn">οἰκείων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fas">ἐναντίας</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fxeiron">πρόχειρον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxi%2Fais">ἐπιτυχίαις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfa%2Fleian">ἐπισφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndro%2Fs">ἀνδρός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="telei%2Fou">τελείου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fou">ἀξίου</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhs">μνήμης</w>. —
Turning round to met at once and grasping my hand Scipio said, "A glorious moment, Polybius; but I have a dread foreboding that some day the same doom will be pronounced on my own country." It would be difficult to mention an utterance more statesmanlike and more profound.
For at the moment of our greatest triumph and of disaster to our enemies to reflect on our own situation and on the possible reversal of circumstances, and generally to bear in mind at the season of success the mutability of Fortune, is like a great and perfect man, a man in short worthy to be remembered.