By Liberty I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruits of his Labour,
CATO THE YOUNGERBy Liberty I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruits of his Labour,
More Cato the Younger Quotes
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The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
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Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.
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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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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
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Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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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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Speak briefly and to the point.
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This is my firm persuasion, that since the human soul exerts itself with so great activity.
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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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I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason.
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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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Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
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