He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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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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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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