black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

Sallust

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
SALLUST

Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
SALLUST

Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
SALLUST

Man Poor Power Seek Useful
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
SALLUST

Friendship Identity Nature
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
SALLUST

Goodness Pearl Production
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
SALLUST

Bad Measurement Origin
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
SALLUST

Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
SALLUST

Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
SALLUST

Bond Friendship True
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
SALLUST

Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
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.
SALLUST

Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
SALLUST

Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
SALLUST

Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
SALLUST

Bond Desire Friendship
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
SALLUST

Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
Each man the architect of his own fate.
SALLUST

Architect Fate Himself Man

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Sallust Quotes