It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
SALLUSTAmbition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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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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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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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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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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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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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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