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The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.

Cato the Younger

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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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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.
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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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All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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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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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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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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