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Ambition Quote by Sallust

“It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts to show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will.” quote by Sallust — Download Open image

“It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts to show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will.”

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