It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
SALLUSTWe employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
More Sallust Quotes
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The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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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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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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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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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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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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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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