An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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