Sallust Quotes

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Sallust

Fortune, Architect

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
Sallust

Old, Grows, Rises

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
Sallust

Men, Liberty, Wish

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
Sallust

Opinion, Less, Force

In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
Sallust

Life, Become, Whole

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

Great, Reward, Stir

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
Sallust

Good, Bad, Others

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, Beyond

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
Sallust

Friendship, Identity, Based

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
Sallust

Wealth, Goes, Virtue

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
Sallust

Feelings, Word, Weak

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.
Sallust

Friendship, Same, Makes

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
Sallust

Mind, Body, Rule

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, Live

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.
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Biography

Nationality: Roman

Type: Historian

Born: 86 BC

Died: 34 BC

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