In truth, prosperity tries the souls even of the wise. — Sallust
In truth, prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
In the original Latin
Quippe secundae res sapientium animos fatigant
The War of Catiline · 42 BC
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Sallust. "The War with Catiline." The War with Catiline and The War with Jugurtha, translated by John T. Ramsey J. C. Rolfe. Harvard University Press, 2013.
Original citation
Sallust. Bellum Catilinae [War of Catiline]. c. 43–40 BC.