Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERThe more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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