All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
Sallust
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
Sallust
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
Sallust
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
Sallust
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Sallust
Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.
Sallust
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
Sallust
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
Sallust
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
Sallust
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
Sallust
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
Sallust
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
Sallust
To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.
Sallust
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
Sallust
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Type:
Historian
Date of Birth:
0000-00-00
Year of Death:
Nationality:
Roman |