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In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

Cato the Younger

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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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Bold Busines Come Dishonest Fit Governwemnt Men Middle People Private Say Some Tyrants
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
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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Act Anyone Art Attempt Defeat Expression Friend Heart Manner Sam Think True
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
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
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Greatest Restrain Tongue Virtue
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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Comfort Pain People Some Suffer Without
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
I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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Act Behold Freedom Men Tyrant
Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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Land never Sea Travel
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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Action Art Enjoy Ever Fruit Hurt Labour Liberty Men Own Power Right Understand
Speak briefly and to the point.
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Brief Pont Speak Speech
Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
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Do Once Promise Twice
This is my firm persuasion, that since the human soul exerts itself with so great activity.
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Activity Art Discovery Exert Film Human Itself Percussion Remembrance Soul
A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
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Honest Men Seldom Vagrant
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
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Doing Evil Learn Men Nothing
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

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