Sallust

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

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

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.

Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master.
Sallust - The War with Catiline
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
Sallust - The War with Catiline
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
Sallust - The War with Catiline
To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship.

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.

The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
Sallust - Roman historian and politician (c. 86-c. 35 B.C.)
Necessity makes even the timid brave.

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will.

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

- Sallust