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Quotation from Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War by Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
“For his guilty mind, at peace with neither gods nor men, found no comfort either waking or sleeping; so effectually did conscience desolate his tortured spirit.”
Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. XV, trans. John Selby Watson
After reporting that Catiline was believed to have killed his stepson to marry Aurelia Orestilla, Sallust describes the effect of guilt on his mind and appearance.
Citation: "For his guilty mind, at peace with neither gods nor men, found no comfort either waking or sleeping; so effectually did conscience desolate his tortured spirit." — Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus), Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. XV, trans. John Selby Watson. (id sallust-catiline-and-jugurtha-q3)
Portrait: Salluste (cropped), Philippe Trière after Maréchal, Public domain.
