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 YOUNGERArt, 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.
More Cato the Younger Quotes
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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.
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Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
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Do not expect good from another’s death.
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Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
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I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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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.
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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.
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Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
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This is my firm persuasion, that since the human soul exerts itself with so great activity.
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Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
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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.
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Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
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The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.
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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.
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