Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
CATO THE YOUNGERTo 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.
More Cato the Younger Quotes
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Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
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I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
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Speak briefly and to the point.
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A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
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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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The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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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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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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Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit.
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Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
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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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Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
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