The general knew, I think, that the opposition is strong when the whole body is welded together and of one mind; but let there be faction, and it splits up into many parts and becomes feebler, an easy prey to its enemies.
ᾔδει γάρ, οἶμαι, ὁ στρατηγός, ὡς τὸ ἀντίπαλον ἅπαν φῦλον ξυγκροτούμενον μὲν καὶ ἀλληλουχούμενον ἔρρωται, στασιάζον δὲ καὶ εἰς πολλὰ μεριζόμενον ἀδρανέστερον γίνεται καὶ οὕτω τοῖς πολεμοῦσιν εὐχείρωτον.
Original text (Ancient Greek)