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

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Source : "Histories" by Polybius, book X, ch. 31,

Polybius

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Source : Charles Lyell (2005). “The Geological Evidence of Man”, p.82, Cosimo, Inc.

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