Sallust
Quotes by Sallust
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Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt.(Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters.)
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt.(Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters.)
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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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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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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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, obedient to their bellies.
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In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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