Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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 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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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