Quotations From GAIUS SALLUSTIUS CRISPUS

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  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.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, II.
  
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  The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, I....
  
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  Greedy of praise, lavish of money.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, VII.
  
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  The higher your station, the less your liberty.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, LI.
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  In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, LVIII.
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  The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Catilina, XX.
  
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  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.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Jugurtha, LIII.
  
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  Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Jugurtha, LXXXV.
  
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  With Punic faith.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Jugurtha, CVIII.
  
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  He is reported to have said that the city was for sale, and would come to an untimely end if a purchaser could be found.

  Gaius Sallustius Crispus (c. 86-35/34 B.C.), Roman historian. Jugurtha, XXXV.
  
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