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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.

Cato the Younger

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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

Art Breed Company Converse External Good Internal Men Regard Show Sign
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.
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Bold Busines Come Dishonest Fit Governwemnt Men Middle People Private Say Some Tyrants
Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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Land never Sea Travel
I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason.
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Betraying Liberty People Sapping Treason
Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
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Both Concern Condieer Iner Men Reveals Say Silence Soul Speech
All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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Few Gift Possessed Speech Wisdom
I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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Act Behold Freedom Men Tyrant
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
For it is but usurpation in him to save, as their rightful lord, the lives of men over whom he has no title to reign.
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Lord Men Over Reign Rightful Save Title Usurpation
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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Art Enjoy Himself Hunt Liberty Member Society Take Understand
A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
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Honest Men Seldom Vagrant
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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Act Best Charity Keep Memories New Refresh Way
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.
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Blessed Feel Husband Lust Member Swollen Virtuous
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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Conversation Extremes Forwardness Reserve
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.
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Arbiter Ascertain Equality Every Fruit Honest Limitation Man Manner Reward
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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Banquet Carbage Dine Dinner Eat Enjoy Half Lot Other Surpasses Vegetable Vegetables Wish

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