Quotation by Sallust:
Perhaps of all undertakings, there is no more delicate and difficult, than to address advice to the ear of power; to a sovereign prince, to a celebrated general, or, in a word, to him, who is elevated to authority over his fellow men. This is true, in the first place, because the great never want advisers:
And secondly, because to look, with clearness into the future, far exceeds the keenest foresight, and the most consummate wisdom. Besides, we may observe, that neither wisdom nor foresight can insure success; and as the caprice of fortune will ever have its influence on human events, so it often happens, that the worst or the weakest turn out to be more prosperous than the wisest counsels."
Sallust
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86-34 (Age at death: 52 approx.)
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as Sallust, (86-34 BC), a Roman historian, belonged to a well-known plebeian family, and was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines. Throughout his career Sallust always stood by his principle as a popularis, an opposer of Pompey's party and the old aristocracy of Rome.
Country: Italy
Source: Epistle First, Addressed to Caesar
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