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Quotes by Pseudo Sallust
Every man is the architect of his own fortunes.— filed under Archimedes
Majorum gloria posteris lumen est, neque bona neque mala in occulto patitur. The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither their good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.— filed under Anger
Alieni appetens sui profusus. Covetous of the property of others and prodigal of his own.— filed under Covetousness
Quem neque gloria neque pericula excitant, nequidquam hortere: timor animi auribus officit. The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.— filed under Fear
Gestis Alexandri Magni. IV. 14. 20. Sed profecto Fortuna in omni re dominatur; ea res cunctas ex lubidine magis, quam ex vero, celebrat, obscuratque. But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raises to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.— filed under Fortune
Idem velle et idem nolle ea demum firma amicitia est. To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.— filed under Friendship
Esse quam videri bonus malebat. He preferred to be good, rather than to seem so.— filed under Goodness
Natura vero nihil hominibus brevitate vitæ præstitit melius. Nature has given to man nothing of more value than shortness of life. 0. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturalis. VII. 5. 1. 3. Ignaviâ nemo immortalis factus: neque quisquam parens liberis, uti æterni forent, optavit; magis, uti boni honestique vitam exigerent. No one has become immortal by sloth; nor has any parent prayed that his children should live forever; but rather that they should lead an honorable and upright life.— filed under Life
Vita ipsa quâ fruimur brevis est. The very life which we enjoy is short.— filed under Life
Concordiâ res parvæ crescunt, discordiâ maximæ dilabantur. By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are destroyed. C.— filed under Virtue
XII. 2. 1. Divitiarum et formæ gloria fluxa atque fragilis; virtus clara æternaque habetur. The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.— filed under War
Satis eloquentiæ sapientiæ parum. Enough words little wisdom.— filed under Words
Sociis atque amicis auxilia portabant Romani, magisque dandis quam accipiundis beneficiis amicitias parabant. The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.— filed under Benefits
Prius quam incipias consulito, et ubi consulueris mature facto opus est. Advise well before you begin: and when you have decided, act promptly.— filed under Business
Corporis et fortunæ bonorum ut initium finis est. Omnia orta occidunt, et orta senescunt. 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.— filed under Cclx