The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
SALLUSTOf 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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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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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 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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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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Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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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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The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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There were few who preferred honor to money.
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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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Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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