Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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