There were few who preferred honor to money.
SALLUSTEach man the architect of his own fate.
More Sallust Quotes
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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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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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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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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To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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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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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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