There were few who preferred honor to money.
SALLUSTGet good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
More Sallust Quotes
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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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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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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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 glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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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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