To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
SALLUSTBut the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
More Sallust Quotes
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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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It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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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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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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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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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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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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