Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDER
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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