Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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