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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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Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Greatest Restrain Tongue Virtue
Art, and Industry, as far as by it he hurts not the Society, or any Members of it, by taking from any Member, or by hindering him from enjoying what he himself enjoys.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Art Enjoy Himself Hunt Liberty Member Society Take Understand
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Bold Busines Come Dishonest Fit Governwemnt Men Middle People Private Say Some Tyrants
A honest man is seldom a vagrant.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Honest Men Seldom Vagrant
All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
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Few Gift Possessed Speech Wisdom
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
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Comfort Pain People Some Suffer Without
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
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
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Conversation Extremes Forwardness Reserve
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.
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Act Best Charity Keep Memories New Refresh Way
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.]
CATO THE YOUNGER

Act Anyone Art Attempt Defeat Expression Friend Heart Manner Sam Think True
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
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Dependent Fool Men Wisdom Wise
Speak briefly and to the point.
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Brief Pont Speak Speech
Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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Land never Sea Travel
I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
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First Talking Thinking Tongue Wisdom

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