Quotes about Sallust

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

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The higher your station, the less your liberty.

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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious...

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

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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best...

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