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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
Sallust
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Sallust
Ancient Roman Historian
Ancient Roman Military Personnel
Ancient Roman Politician
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Gaius Sallustius Crispus
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It is not unlikely, too, that the rejection of God is a kind of punishment: we may well believe that those who knew the Gods and neglected them in one life may in another life be deprived of the knowledge of them altogether. Also those who have worshipped their own kings as gods have deserved as their punishment to lose all knowledge of God.
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