Thus spake Gaius Sallustius Crispus, the Roman historian known as Sallust (86-34 B.C.):
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
From The War with Catiline, 1
Statue of Sallust near the Austrian Parliament, photo by Haslinger Willibald
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