Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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