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.
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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