Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light

Quote by Sallust

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

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

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and...

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and...

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

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

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

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds...

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds...

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.

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

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

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

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

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.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast...

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.