No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
SALLUSTEverything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
More Sallust Quotes
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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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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Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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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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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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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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Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Each man the architect of his own fate.
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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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