A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDERA flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDERWhen 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.
CATO THE ELDERSuffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDERWhen 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.
CATO THE ELDERYou 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.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDER