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Friend Quotes by Sallust

8 Friend quotes by Sallust

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Sallust’s short selection of friendship verses carries the gravitas of a Roman historian, each line examining the political and personal dimensions of trust. Though limited to eight, the quotes illuminate his analytical view of how alliances shape societies.

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To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

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Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force…

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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.

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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

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To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.

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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship. [Lat., Idem velle et idem nolle ea demum…

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To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest bond of friendship.

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As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases…

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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light

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The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness. [Lat., Sociis atque amicis auxilia portabant Romani, magisque…

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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.

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It is not unlikely, too, that the rejection of God is a kind of punishment: we may well believe that those who knew the…

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It is not only spirits who punish the evil, the soul brings itself to judgment: and also it is not right for those who…

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To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed…

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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

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Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.

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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.

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Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.

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Enough words, little wisdom. [Lat., Satis eloquentiae sapientiae parum.]

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