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Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.

Cato the Younger

A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Honest Men Seldom Vagrant
It is remarkable that men, when they differ in what they think considerable, will be apt to differ in almost everything else; their difference begets contradiction; contradiction begets heat; heat quickly rises into resentment, rage, and ill-will; thus they differ in affections, as they differ in judgment.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Almost Considerable Differ Difference Differences Else Everything Men Often Remarkable Thinking
For some people there is no comfort without pain. Thus; we define salvation through suffering. Hence, why we choose people who we know aren’t right for ourselves.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Comfort Pain People Some Suffer Without
It will make you feel as if you had not eaten, and you can drink as much as you like.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Drink Eaten Feel Like Make Much
I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Better Say Share Speak Unsaid Will
Art, and Industry, as far as by it he hurts not the Society, or any Members of it, by taking from any Member, or by hindering him from enjoying what he himself enjoys.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Art Enjoy Himself Hunt Liberty Member Society Take Understand
Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Do Once Promise Twice
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Dependent Fool Men Wisdom Wise
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 YOUNGER

Bold Busines Come Dishonest Fit Governwemnt Men Middle People Private Say Some Tyrants
The cabbage surpasses all other vegetables. If, at a banquet, you wish to dine a lot and enjoy your dinner, then eat as much cabbage as you wish, seasoned with vinegar, before dinner, and likewise after dinner eat some half-dozen leaves.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Banquet Carbage Dine Dinner Eat Enjoy Half Lot Other Surpasses Vegetable Vegetables Wish
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Greatest Restrain Tongue Virtue
All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Few Gift Possessed Speech Wisdom
Do not expect good from another’s death.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Another Death Expect Good
The Fruits of a Man’s honest Industry are the just Rewards of it, ascertained to him by natural and eternal Equity, as is his Title to use them in the Manner which he thinks fit: And thus, with the above Limitations, every Man is sole Lord and Arbitrer of his own private Actions and Property.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Arbiter Ascertain Equality Every Fruit Honest Limitation Man Manner Reward
Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Art Breed Company Converse External Good Internal Men Regard Show Sign
Blessed be they as virtuous, who when they feel their virile members swollen with lust, visit a brothel rather than grind at some husband’s private mill.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Blessed Feel Husband Lust Member Swollen Virtuous

Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.

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