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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.

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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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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 observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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