Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
SALLUSTAmbition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
More Sallust Quotes
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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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