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.
CATO THE ELDERFarming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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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.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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