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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Harmony and Discord
Sallust, Jugurtha 10.6 (tr. John C. Rolfe):
For harmony makes small
states great, while discord
undermines the mightiest empires.
nam concordia
parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae
dilabuntur.