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.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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You should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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