Polybius, Histories

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Book 28 - Chapter 10

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ptaikw%5Cs">ἐπταικὼς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqei%3Dn">εἰσελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippi%2Fa%7C">Ἱππίᾳ</w> <w lemma="e%29peti%2Fma">ἐπετίμα</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29lla%2F">ἀλλά</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitimh%3Dsai">ἐπιτιμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="a%28marti%2Fas">ἁμαρτίας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%5C">δυνατὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="dusxere%2Fstaton">δυσχερέστατον</w>. <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w>. —
<head>Perseus Blames Hippias for the Failure</head>Having been completely worsted on the entrance of the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">Perseus lays the blame of his failure on his generals.<bibl n="Liv. 44.8" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 44, 8</bibl>.</note>Romans into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, Perseus found fault with Hippias. But in my opinion it is easy to find fault with others and to see their mistakes, but it is the hardest thing in the world to do everything that can be done one's self, and to be thoroughly acquainted with one's own affairs. And Perseus was now an instance in point. . . .