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Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.

Cato the Younger

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I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
CATO THE YOUNGER

First Talking Thinking Tongue Wisdom
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Almost Considerable Differ Difference Differences Else Everything Men Often Remarkable Thinking
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Act Best Charity Keep Memories New Refresh Way
Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Dream Fear Hope Image Regard Since
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Arbiter Ascertain Equality Every Fruit Honest Limitation Man Manner Reward
Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Appreciation Biter Fruit Root Study Sweet Teacher
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
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
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Greatest Restrain Tongue Virtue
Speak briefly and to the point.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Brief Pont Speak Speech
Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Art Breed Company Converse External Good Internal Men Regard Show Sign
Do not expect good from another’s death.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Another Death Expect Good
I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Act Behold Freedom Men Tyrant
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Concern Deceive Government Happiness Instruction Men Naked Nothing Private Strive Themselves
Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Both Concern Condieer Iner Men Reveals Say Silence Soul Speech
A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Honest Men Seldom Vagrant

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