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Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.

Cato the Younger

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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
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Lord Men Over Reign Rightful Save Title Usurpation
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
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
I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.
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Better Say Share Speak Unsaid Will
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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Blessed Feel Husband Lust Member Swollen Virtuous
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
Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.
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Do Once Promise Twice
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
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
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Greatest Restrain Tongue Virtue
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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Conversation Extremes Forwardness Reserve
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
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Dream Fear Hope Image Regard Since
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
The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Close God Hold Principle Quiet Silence Tongue
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

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