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CICERO'S Orations Against CATALINE  LATIN   Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet? Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia? Nihilne te nocturnum praesidium Palati, nihil urbis vigilae, nihil timor populi, nihil concursus bonorum omnium, nihil hic munitissimus habendi senatus locus, nihil horum ora voltusque moverunt? Patere tua consilia non sentis, constrictam iam horum omnium scientia teneri coniuriationem tuam nonvides? ENGLISH   How long will you waste our patience, Cataline? For how long will that wild fury of yours mock us? To what end will your untamed boldness throw itself? Did the nightly defense of the Palatine, or the watchmen the city, or the fear of the people, or the gathering of all the good men, or this most fortified room which holds the senate, or the looks on our faces, did these not frighten you? Did you not realize that your plans lie exposed, did you not see that your conspiracy is held immobile by the wisdom of all of us? Cicero was a famous Roman senator, who gained most of his fame from these very speeches. My passage is taken from speeches in which he purely insulted a fellow senator named Cataline, who was conspiring against Rome with one of the city's enemies. After intercepting mail that proved this conspiracy, Cicero relentlessly gave speeches until Cataline was exiled. Cataline was eventually hunted down and killed by Roman soldiers, but in the fight died like an honorable Roman, making later Romans wonder whether Cicero was correct. Virtues Project: My Virtues My virtues were Patientia and Prudentia. Both were highly valued vritues in Roman times, and have not yet been outdated. Patientia is Patience, allowing yourself to go last and waiting on others. It is obvious how it can be used nowadays, with all of the lines and queues of waiting people. It also helps when someone speaks on and on about something you don't care about. Prudentia is a combination of wisdom and dicretion. Wisdom is being moral, being able to see what the right choice is in any situation and choosing it. Discretion is similar to Wisdom, but is not the same. While Wisdom is choosing good, Discretion is making good choices not and choosing evil: remaining silent when there is nothing good to say and remaining still when all choices lead to evil.