Instead of this we have luxury and avarice; public indigence side by side with private opulence; we glorify wealth and pursue idleness; between the worthy and the unworthy we make no distinction; all the prizes of virtue are awarded to ambition. Gaius Sallustius Crispus on avarice
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. Gaius Sallustius Crispus on risk