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.
CATO THE ELDERWhen 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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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