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Sallust
Roman historian & politician
| “ | Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. | ” |
| “ | Every man is the architect of his own fortune. | ” |
| “ | Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master. | ” |
| “ | Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. | ” |
| “ | The higher your station, the less your liberty. | ” |
| “ | The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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| “ | They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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| “ | To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful. | ” |
| “ | A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
'Jugurthine War,' 41 B.C. | ” |
| “ | Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
The War with Catiline | ” |
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