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Don’t promise twice what you can do at once.

Cato the Younger

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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
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
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Conversation Extremes Forwardness Reserve
Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
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Land never Sea Travel
Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.
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Body Decay File Indolemnce Sloth Soul
I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.
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First Talking Thinking Tongue Wisdom
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.
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Lord Men Over Reign Rightful Save Title Usurpation
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
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
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
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
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Dependent Fool Men Wisdom Wise
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
Speak briefly and to the point.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Brief Pont Speak Speech
Do not expect good from another’s death.
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Another Death Expect Good
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

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