Quotes Sallust

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



Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
- Sallust
    


Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master.
- Sallust


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



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


The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
- 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


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


A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
- Sallust, '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.
- Sallust, The War with Catiline


The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a

splendid and lasting possession.
- Sallust, The War with Catiline



To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship.
- Sallust, The War with Catiline




It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their

breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships

and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance

without the help of good will.
Sallust (86 BC - 34 BC)




A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
- Sallust, 'Jugurthine War,' 41 B.C. Roman historian & politician (86 BC - 34 BC)





Necessity makes even the timid brave.
- Sallust (86 BC - 34 BC), Roman historian and politician (c. 86-c. 35 B.C.)