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 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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