"Rem tene, verba sequentur."
— Cato the Elder
January 1, 1970
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Variant translations: Stick to your subject, and words will follow. Get hold of the matter, the words will come of themselves. Lay hold of the subject, and the words will follow. Keep to the subject and the words will come. Grasp the point, the words will follow. Seize the subject; the words will follow. Stick to the point; the words will follow. Master the facts; the words will follow. Lay hold of the substance, the words will follow. Hold fast to the matter, the words will come. Hang onto your