Ita cupidine atque ira, pessumis consultoribus, grassari neque facto ullo neque dicto abstinere; quod modo ambitiosum foret: milites quibus in hibernis praeerat laxiore imperio quam antea habere; apud negotiatores, quorum magna multitudo Uticae erat, criminose simul et magnifice de bello loqui: dimidia pars exercitus si sibi permitteretur, paucis diebus Iugurtham in catenis habiturum;
So, he pressed on under the influence of desire and anger, the worst counselors, and he refrained from no act or word provided it furthered his interests. He was less strict than before in maintaining discipline among soldiers under his command in winter quarters; among businessmen, of whom there was a large number in Utica, he talked about the war in a disparaging and at the same time boastful fashion. If, he said, just half of the army were put in his charge, he would have Jugurtha in chains within a few days;
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