We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDERI 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.
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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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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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