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.
SALLUSTDistinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
More Sallust Quotes
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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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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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Enough words, little wisdom.
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The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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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 fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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