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Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. — Sallust

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded. — Sallust

Sallust is indisputably one of the best historians among the Romans, both for the purity of his language and the elegance of his style. — Edmund Burke

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

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. — Sallust

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

When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who
are virtuous for virtue's sake. — Sallust

The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre. — Sallust

Each man the architect of his own fate. — Sallust

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. — Sallust

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord. — Sallust

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. — Sallust

The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power. — Sallust

To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship. — Sallust

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is. — Sallust

Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude. — Sallust

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. — Sallust

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. — Sallust

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. — Sallust

Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events. — Sallust

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. — Sallust

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light — Sallust

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. — Sallust

The very life which we enjoy is short.
[Lat., Vita ipsa qua fruimur brevis est.] — Sallust

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right. — Sallust

Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all - they produced an oyster. — Sallust

It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words. — Sallust

To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest bond of friendship. — Sallust

Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly. — Sallust

The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting. — Sallust

In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited. — Sallust

A small state increases by concord; the greatest falls gradually to ruin by dissension. — 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

But few prize honour more than money. — Sallust

Necessity makes even the timid brave. — Sallust

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

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own — Sallust

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

The higher your station, the less your liberty. — Sallust

The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals. — Sallust

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. — Sallust

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

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised. — 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

No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests. — Sallust

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer. — Sallust

For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires. — Sallust

It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one. — Sallust

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. — Sallust

A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil. — Sallust

Now these things never happened, but always are. — Sallust

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

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. — Sallust

To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
[Lat., Idem velle et idem nolle ea demum firma amicitia est.] — 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

There were few who preferred honor to money. — Sallust

Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice. — Sallust

No grief reaches the dead. — Sallust

Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise. — Sallust

Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the
gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy,
wise counsel. — 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

Only a few prefer liberty- the majority seek nothing more than fair masters. — Sallust

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure. — Sallust

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity. — Sallust

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. — Sallust

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

To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful. — Sallust

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

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing. — 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

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

But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate. — Sallust