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About Sallust

Sallust was Roman historian and politician (86–35 bc). Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, was a historian and politician of the Roman Republic from a plebeian family. Probably born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines, Sallust became a partisan of Julius Caesar, circa 50s BC. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection

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“Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt.(Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters.)”
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“Only a few prefer liberty- the majority seek nothing more than fair masters.”
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“Harmony makes small things grow. Lack of it makes big things decay.”
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“In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk bravery is a rampart of defense. ”
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“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.”
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“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.”
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