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Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.

Cato the Younger

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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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I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
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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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I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason.
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I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
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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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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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The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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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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Do not expect good from another’s death.
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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.
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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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In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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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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