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Sallust Quotes
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Famous Sallust Quotations
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Gaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as Sallust, (86-34 BC), a Roman historian, belonged to a well-known plebeian family, and was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines
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- A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. Sallust »
- Ambition drove many men to become false to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. Sallust »
- Before you act consider when you have considered, tis fully time to act. Sallust »
- Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Sallust »
- Few men desire liberty The majority are satisfied with a just master. Sallust »
- Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. Sallust »
- The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. Sallust »
- The higher your station, the less your liberty. Sallust »
- The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. Sallust »
- The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals. Sallust »
- They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. Sallust »
- To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. Sallust »
- To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful. Sallust »
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