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.
CATO THE ELDERNot at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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