Sallust

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

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

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.