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.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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