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Sallust
Sallust
Roman Historian
Died: 34 BC
Every Friendship Good Great He Man
Related authors: Alexis de Tocqueville Hannah Arendt Herodotus Tacitus Tara Westover Thucydides Will Durant Yuval Noah Harari
Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. Sallust
Great Small Things Great Things Harmony Small Makes Decay Lack Grow Things
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. Sallust
Good Man Injustice Good Man Evil Defeat Would Than Prefer Means Defeated
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. Sallust
Liberty Men Wish Master Few Only Most Few Men Just Desire
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
Nature Law Coward Victory Reputation Human Nature Defeat His Prowess Brave May Human While Boast Even
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. Sallust
Good Honesty Money King Good Deeds Soldiers Neither Only Merit Nor Won Friends Deeds Defend
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. Sallust
Yourself Possible Talk Little Much
To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship. Sallust
Friendship Solid Like Makes Same Same Things Dislike Things
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. Sallust
War Battle Cowards Defense Rampart Run Risk Most Bravery Who
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. Sallust
Gratitude Obligations Ambition Ties Blood Forgets Breaks
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. Sallust
Overcome King Shameful Force Arms Opinion Than In My Opinion Less Bribery
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. Sallust
Wealth Glorious Virtue Possession Glory Goes Eternal Fleeting Fragile
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve. Sallust
Mind Rule Employ Body Serve
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. Sallust
Thrive States Destroyed Smallest Greatest Discord Union
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests. Sallust
Time Best Man Best Interests Mortal Passions His Same Same Time Interests Ever Served
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old. Sallust
Old Sets Everything Rises Grows
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
Health Fall Beginning Increases Everything Must Find Rises Blessings Also End Decay Fortune
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing. Sallust
Angry Anger Will Nothing He Anything
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself. Sallust
Great Reward Seemed Great Reward Stir Up Itself Just Things
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. Sallust
Thought Men Become Ambition Locked Drove Another Ready False Many Tongue
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. Sallust
Honesty Envy Distinction Methods Won Which Gained Them Toils Therefore
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. Sallust
Good Others Virtues Bad Prone Kings More Mistrust Always Than Afraid
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural. Sallust
Life Natural Practice Become Own Virtue Spent Case My Own Habitual Conduct Who Whole Right Right Conduct
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised. Sallust
Words State Despised Honorable Beyond Most Rendered Go Even Services
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
Friendship Anger First Sentiment Every Minds Those Point Clear Opinion Offer Any Pity Dislike Should Doubtful Who
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
Life Work Me Live Sets Some Seeks Proper Seems Only He Performed Well Make Himself Task Use Who Serious Credit
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right. Sallust
Man Seriously More Take He Wrongs Than Them Many Suffers Right
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