Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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