Sallust Quotes

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• All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life…
• All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
• But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire…
• For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
• All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
• It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of…
• Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
• Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light
• Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
• To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
• Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
• The higher your station, the less your liberty.
• Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
• In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a…
• Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible
• Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
• Each man the architect of his own fate.
• The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
• Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
• All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone,…

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