It is not only spirits who punish the evil, the soul brings itself to judgment: and also it is not right for those who endure for ever to attain everything in a short time: and also, there is need of human virtue. If punishment followed instantly upon sin, men would act justly from fear and have no virtue.
SallustIt is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
SallustAmbition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
SallustThe glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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