Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
SALLUSTBut the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
More Sallust Quotes
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Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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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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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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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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The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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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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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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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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