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Sallust quotes about manly

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Sallust quote: "No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions..."
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests. Sallust
Sallust quote: "A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat..."
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. Sallust
If a man is ambitious for power, he can have no better supporters than the poor: They are not worried about their own possessions, since they have none, and whatever will put something in their pockets is right and proper in their eyes." (Jugurthine War 86.3) Sallust
The memory of what others have accomplished kindles in the breasts of noble men a flame that is not quenched until their own prowess has won similar glory and renown. In these degenerate days, however, one cannot find a man who does not seek to rival his ancestors in wealth and extravagance, instead of uprightness and industry. Sallust
Sallust quote: "Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought."
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. Sallust
Sallust quote: "No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them..."
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right. Sallust
Sallust quote: "Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Sallust

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