While Rome fights its enemy, its enemy bribes Rome’s rulers. Sallust comments on true power’s place in one’s mind.
Sed dux atque imperator vitae mortalium animus est.
However the leader and commander of mortal life is the mind.
Sed: but, however
Dux: leader
Atque: and also
Imperator: commander, ruler
Vitae: of life
Mortalium of mortals
Animus: mind
Est: is
