Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. -Sallust

 

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.


-Sallust
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This quote is just one of 20 total Sallust quotes in our collection. Sallust is known for saying 'Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

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The golden age is before us, not behind us.

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To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.

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It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will.

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