Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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