Sallust

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

"Ambition drove many men to become false to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. "

"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 glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. "

"The higher your station, the less your liberty. "

"The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. "

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

"They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. "

"To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. "

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