There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERNot at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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