He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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 worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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