Quotes by Sallust

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

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

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They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty,...

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

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Necessity makes even the timid brave.

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Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond...

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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always...

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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

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