The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
More Quotes from Sallust:
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.Sallust
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
Sallust
Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.
Sallust
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Sallust
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
Sallust
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
Sallust
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Beauty Quotes, Eternity Quotes, Possession QuotesI play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.
Norman Wisdom
I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.
John Burns
Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.
Guru Nanak