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.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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