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Quotation from Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War by Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
“For the glory of wealth and beauty is fleeting and perishable; that of intellectual power is illustrious and immortal.”
Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. I, trans. John Selby Watson
From the preface, where Sallust argues that the mind rather than the body should be the means of seeking glory.
Citation: "For the glory of wealth and beauty is fleeting and perishable; that of intellectual power is illustrious and immortal." — Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus), Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. I, trans. John Selby Watson. (id sallust-catiline-and-jugurtha-q1)
Portrait: Salluste (cropped), Philippe Trière after Maréchal, Public domain.
