More from Cato the Younger
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Since it has such a remembrance of the best, such a concern for the future, since it is enriched with so many arts, sciences, and discoveries, it is impossible but the being which contains all these must be immortal.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger By Liberty I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruits of his Labour,
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger To say that private men have nothing to do with government is to say that private men have nothing to do with their own happiness or misery; that people ought not to concern themselves whether they be naked or clothed, fed or starved, deceived or instructed, protected or destroyed.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Speak briefly and to the point.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Do not expect good from another’s death.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Some have said that it is not the business of private men to meddle with government–a bold and dishonest saying, which is fit to come from no mouth but that of a tyrant or a slave.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger This is my firm persuasion, that since the human soul exerts itself with so great activity.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger
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If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.
Andy RooneyAndy Rooney I’ve still got both kidneys, but one doesn’t work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible.
Liam PayneLiam Payne I live for bridge walks, your small talk, and ice cream late out at the docks, drinking wine out of the bottle- so stay for a little while, won’t you?
Kate WestKate West Being wealthy when no one else is, is like being the only one at the party with a drink.
Tim AllenTim Allen I used to get drunk every night until I puked. Finally I admitted, “I am a bulemic”.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I guess for my skin, I clean it and moisturize and try to drink water. How boring is this though? I’m convinced that it comes from within. If you’re happy and healthy, it shows.
Olivia WildeOlivia Wilde Did you miss me enough to drink or did you drink enough to miss me?
Hanna ShebarHanna Shebar Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in.
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