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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
CATO THE ELDER

Fool Imitate Men Mistake Profit Success Wise
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER

Achieve Equality Master Not Once
Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDER

Agriculture Farming Late One Thing Work
Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDER

Expense Run Running Though
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER

Covet Covetousness Death Fear Life Lost
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDER

Prefer Punishment Recieve Right Thank Wrong
The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
CATO THE ELDER

Appear More Need Neighborhood Peace Place
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 ELDER

Anger Approach First God Restrain Silent Thinking
Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
CATO THE ELDER

Allow Completely Equality Freedom Rather Women
From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
CATO THE ELDER

Direst Lighted Quarrel Sometimes Spring Word
When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
CATO THE ELDER

Arrive Country Day Firm Household Next Possible Round Salute Same Wine
When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDER

Field Observe Progressed Remain Thing Undone
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDER

Body King Mind Political Rule Slave
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER

Education Fool Funny Inspirational Learn Men Wise
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER

After Cato Dead Idol Men Monument Rather
After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDER

Clever Dead Life Monument One People Witty

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