Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
SALLUSTPoor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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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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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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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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All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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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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The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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In 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.
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