Sallust

What they do not say is that I would not take the trouble for all of Sallust’s fame.

Husbandry is otherwise a very servile employment, as Sallust calls it;

But Caesar, in my opinion, particularly deserves to be studied, not for the knowledge of the history only, but for himself, so great an excellence and perfection he has above all the rest, though Sallust be one of the number.

and though the short round periods of Sallust best suit with my humor, yet I find Caesar much grander and harder to imitate;