Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERFarming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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