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Sallust Quotes

Type: Historian Quotes Category: Roman Historian Quotes Year of Birth: 86 BC Year of Death: 34 BC Nationality: Roman Find on Amazon: Sallust Related Authors: Christopher Lasch Stephen Ambrose Herodotus Henry B. Adams Hannah Arendt Will Durant Edward Gibbon

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. Sallust All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity. Sallust 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 Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. 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 Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. Sallust By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. Sallust Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. Sallust Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. Sallust Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure. Sallust Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Sallust Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old. Sallust Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. Sallust Few men desire liberty; the majority are satisfied with a just master. Sallust Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. Sallust He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed. Sallust He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing. Sallust In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. Sallust In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. Sallust In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art. Sallust In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural. Sallust It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave. Sallust It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer. Sallust Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself. Sallust Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. Sallust Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised. 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 No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right. Sallust No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests. Sallust Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. Sallust The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. Sallust The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. 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 They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. 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, that is indeed true friendship. 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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