Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, by Plutarch  Cato the
Younger  The family of Cato derived its first luster from his
great-grandfather Cato, whose virtue gained him such great
reputation and authority among the Romans, as we have written in
his life.  This Cato was, by the loss of both his parents, left
an orphan, together with his brother Caepio, and his sister
Porcia. He had also a half-sister, Servilia, by the mother’s
side. All these lived together, and were bred up in the house of
Livius Drusus, their uncle by the mother who, at that time, had
a great share in the government, being a very eloquent speaker,
a man of the greatest temperance, and yielding in dignity to
none of the Romans.  It is said of Cato, that even from his
infancy, in his speech, his countenance, and all his childish
pastimes, he discovered an inflexible temper, unmoved by any
passion, and firm in everything. He was resolute in his
purposes, much beyond the strength of his age, to go through
with whatever he undertook. He was ro