Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
SALLUSTEnough words, little wisdom.
More Sallust Quotes
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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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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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There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Each man the architect of his own fate.
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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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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 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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The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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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.
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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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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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