The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERNot at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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