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The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of mortals.
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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own.
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Thus in the highest position there is the least freedom of action.
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Covetous of others' possessions, he [Catiline] was prodigal of his own.
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Sallust
Born:
86 BC
Died:
34 BC
(aged 52)
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Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, was a Roman historian, politician, and novus homo from a provincial plebeian family.
Known for:
The War with Catiline: The War with Jugurtha
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Sallust: The War Against Jugurtha
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