An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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 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.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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