The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
SALLUSTIt is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
More Sallust Quotes
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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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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 name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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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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The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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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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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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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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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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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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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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