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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDER

Field Observe Progressed Remain Thing Undone
You should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
CATO THE ELDER

Day Done Gather Good Next Possible Report Season Summon Wine
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Firm May Occasion Recieve
Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Expense Run Running Though
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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Content Country Decide Giving Inspection Need Purchase Rashy Single Spare Tour
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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Country Flush Look Out Prosperity Show Wy
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Allow Carthage Consider Destroy Moreover
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Anger Cloud Mind Perceive Truth
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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Anger Approach First God Restrain Silent Thinking
All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Follow Mankind Our Regulation Rule Women
Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDER

Equality Gender Moment Once Sufer Suffering Superior Women
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER

Contempt Courage Differences Life Mere True
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER

Achieve Equality Master Not Once
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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Dear Farthing Need Needs Want
The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Injury Interest Punishment Recieve
Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Carthage Destroyed Furthermore Thinking

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