“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.”

Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

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.

Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.

There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.

He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.

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.

Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.

From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.

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.

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.

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.

Live, laugh, love, every day to it’s fullest, for who knows, tomorrow, may not be.

I have learnt many things, but there’s more to learn. Every day is a new start.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.

The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone!

On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.

One day, you’ll leave. And my heart will close like a weeping ipomoea never to open again.