Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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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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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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