Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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