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Quotation from Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War by Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
“for by concord even small states are increased, but by discord, even the greatest fall to nothing.”
Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, The Jugurthine War, ch. X, trans. John Selby Watson
The dying king of Numidia urges Jugurtha and his own sons to keep peace with one another.
Citation: "for by concord even small states are increased, but by discord, even the greatest fall to nothing." — Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus), Catiline's War and The Jugurthine War, The Jugurthine War, ch. X, trans. John Selby Watson. (id sallust-catiline-and-jugurtha-q7)
Portrait: Salluste (cropped), Philippe Trière after Maréchal, Public domain.
