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I would not be beholden to a tyrant, for his acts of tyranny.

Cato the Younger

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It will make you feel as if you had not eaten, and you can drink as much as you like.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Drink Eaten Feel Like Make Much
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.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Banquet Carbage Dine Dinner Eat Enjoy Half Lot Other Surpasses Vegetable Vegetables Wish
All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Few Gift Possessed Speech Wisdom
Speak briefly and to the point.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Brief Pont Speak Speech
By Liberty I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruits of his Labour,
CATO THE YOUNGER

Action Art Enjoy Ever Fruit Hurt Labour Liberty Men Own Power Right Understand
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
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
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Conversation Extremes Forwardness Reserve
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
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
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
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
Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Dream Fear Hope Image Regard Since
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Crime Effect Encourage Magistrate Prevent
Never travel by sea when you can go by land.
CATO THE YOUNGER

Land never Sea Travel

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