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Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. ↗

— Sallust

#action #like #man #think #thought

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. ↗

— Sallust

#blood #breaks #forgets #gratitude #obligations

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. ↗

— Sallust

#much #possible #talk #yourself

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. ↗

— Sallust

#defend #friends #good #good deeds #honesty

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay. ↗

— Sallust

#also #beginning #blessings #decay #end

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. ↗

— Sallust

#discord #greatest #smallest #states #thrive

Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire. ↗

— Yahoo Serious

#hollywood #horrible #satire

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

— Sallust

#envy #gained #honesty #i #methods

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

— Sallust

#another #become #drove #false #locked

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. ↗

— Sallust

#brave #coward #defeat #even #his