Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.

Quote by Sallust

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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find...

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find...

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being...

In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being...

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the...

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the...

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds,...

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds,...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of...

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of...

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue,...

In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue,...