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

Cato the Younger

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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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Lord Men Over Reign Rightful Save Title Usurpation
Speak briefly and to the point.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Brief Pont Speak Speech
I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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Act Behold Freedom Men Tyrant
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
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
Do not expect good from another’s death.
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Another Death Expect Good
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 YOUNGER

Concern Deceive Government Happiness Instruction Men Naked Nothing Private Strive Themselves
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
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Dependent Fool Men Wisdom Wise
It will make you feel as if you had not eaten, and you can drink as much as you like.
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Drink Eaten Feel Like Make Much
This is my firm persuasion, that since the human soul exerts itself with so great activity.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Activity Art Discovery Exert Film Human Itself Percussion Remembrance Soul
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
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
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he is catching you.]
CATO THE YOUNGER

Act Anyone Art Attempt Defeat Expression Friend Heart Manner Sam Think True
Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Both Concern Condieer Iner Men Reveals Say Silence Soul Speech
Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
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Body Decay File Indolemnce Sloth Soul
The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Close God Hold Principle Quiet Silence Tongue

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