Sallust

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.