Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
SALLUSTIn 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.
More Sallust Quotes
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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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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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Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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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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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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