Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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