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Deliberate before you begin but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
Sallust
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Sallust
Ancient Roman Historian
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Gaius Sallustius Crispus
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To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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