The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
SALLUSTAdvise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
More Sallust Quotes
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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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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 the brave.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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There were few who preferred honor to money.
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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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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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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 of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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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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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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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 but to decay.
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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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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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Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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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 of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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