The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
SALLUSTSince 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.
More Sallust Quotes
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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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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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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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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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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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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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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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As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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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 desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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