An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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 learn more from fools than fools from 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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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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