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.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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