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Sallust Quotes

Brief author info: Sallust (86-35 B.C.) Full name, Gaius Valerius Sallustius Crispus. Roman historian.

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All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.

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

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

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

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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

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

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

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Necessity makes even the timid brave.

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

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

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Friendship Quote

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

- Muhammad Ali

Life Quote

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

- Maya Angelou

Life Quote

The time we waste trying to find out what life is all about could be spent loving someone and finding out.

- Jack Harris

Humorous Quote

Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.

- Albert Einstein

Funny Quote

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

- Albert Einstein

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