A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDERNot at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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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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