We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
SALLUSTMost honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
More Sallust Quotes
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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No grief reaches the dead.
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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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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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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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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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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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