I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
CATO THE YOUNGERI think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
More Cato the Younger Quotes
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In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
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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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The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.
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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.
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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
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By Liberty I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruits of his Labour,
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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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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.]
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It will make you feel as if you had not eaten, and you can drink as much as you like.
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Do not expect good from another’s death.
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The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
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Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
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In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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