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The Defeated cause (n.) is the one Cato sides with: the victorious cause pleased the gods, but the defeated one pleases Cato.
The Farmer (n.) is the staunchest of soldiers.
Freedom (n.) Cato fought for was not to be free himself, but to live among the free.
Good breeding (n.) 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.
Old age (n.) has deformities enough of its own and does not need the deformity of vice.
Riches (n.) are fastest got by borrowing from yourself: it makes no difference whether you crave nothing or possess something — the principle in both is freedom from worry.
Servitude (n.) is more honourable to fall into than to fall in line with.
Solitude (n.) is the condition in which one is never less alone — never less alone than when by oneself, never more active than when doing nothing.
Thrift (n.) buys not what you need, but what you must have; what you do not need is dear even at a farthing.