The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
CATO THE ELDERWise 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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 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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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