"It 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."
-Sallust
NatureView Quote
Other Quotes by Sallust
Discover more inspiring quotes by Sallust
"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."
-Sallust
MoneyView Quote
"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."
-Sallust
HealthView Quote
"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay."
-Sallust
GreatView Quote
"A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means."
-Sallust
GoodView Quote
"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."
-Sallust
FriendshipView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan."
-Bill Berry
FriendshipView Quote
"In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship."
-Tony Garza
FriendshipView Quote
"Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets."
-Eleanor Robson Belmont
FriendshipView Quote
"A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both."
-Fawn M. Brodie
FriendshipView Quote
"The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time."
-Galina Vishnevskaya
FriendshipView Quote
"To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time."
-Cornelia Otis Skinner
FriendshipView Quote