Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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