Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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I 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.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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