Sallust

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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. "
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Work , Credit , Life
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" Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. "
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Harmony
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" Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. "
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Men , Desire , Liberty
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" In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural. "
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Right , Virtue , Practice , Life
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" Every man is the architect of his own fortune. "
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Man , Fortune
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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. "
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Defeat , Nature , May , Reputation , Law , victory , Human nature
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" Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. "
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Talk
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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. "
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Light
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" By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. "
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states
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" Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. "
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born: died: genre: occupation:
86 BC 35 BC Historiography Historian
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