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A MEDITATION

“ I begin to speak only when I am certain what I will say is not better left unsaid.

— Cato the Younger

Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 4

On wisdom

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A reflection

Imagine if every tweet, every reply, every "just to add" in a meeting had to pass this filter. Silence is almost always cheaper than its alternative, and usually more powerful. Cato's rule is a one-line cure for the internet.

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