Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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