Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDERThe more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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