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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

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Cato the Elder

Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius, Sapiens, Priscus, or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization.

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    creo que la primera virtud es refrenar la lengua; se acerca más a los dioses que sabe callar, aunque tiene razón.

    je pense que la première vertu est de retenir la langue; il s'approche le plus des dieux qui savent se taire, même s'il a raison.

    Virtutem primam puto compescere linguam ille deos qui novit propinquior quam tacere, quia etsi in iure.

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