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Quotation from Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War by Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
“for to lavish the property of others is called generosity, and audacity in wickedness is called heroism; and hence the state is reduced to the brink of ruin.”
Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. LII, trans. John Selby Watson
Cato, answering Caesar, complains that Romans have lost the true names of things.
Citation: "for to lavish the property of others is called generosity, and audacity in wickedness is called heroism; and hence the state is reduced to the brink of ruin." — Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus), Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, Catiline's War, ch. LII, trans. John Selby Watson. (id sallust-catiline-and-jugurtha-q5)
Portrait: Salluste (cropped), Philippe Trière after Maréchal, Public domain.
