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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.

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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER

Communication Follow Grasp Improvement Language Self Subject
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Fame Greatest Patience Virtue
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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Animal Expect Over Rein Trace Uncontrol Useless Violent Woman
Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Feign Height Sometimes Stupidity Wisdom
After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Clever Dead Life Monument One People Witty
Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Fame Foreseen Lighters Wound
When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Field Observe Progressed Remain Thing Undone
The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Injury Interest Punishment Recieve
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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Dear Farthing Need Needs Want
We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDER

Control Disregard Enable Evil Good Inspirational Life Other Tongue
An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Creator Good Man Skill Speak Talent
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDER

Between Happen May Morsel Mouth
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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Fool Imitate Men Mistake Profit Success Wise
Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Carthage Destroyed Furthermore Thinking
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Prefer Punishment Recieve Right Thank Wrong
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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Appear More Need Neighborhood Peace Place
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.
CATO THE ELDER

Anger Approach First God Restrain Silent Thinking
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Firm May Occasion Recieve
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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After Cato Dead Idol Men Monument Rather
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER

Allow Carthage Consider Destroy Moreover
Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDER

Equality Gender Moment Once Sufer Suffering Superior Women
The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
CATO THE ELDER

Hero Praise Protect Safety Slave
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER

Contempt Courage Differences Life Mere True
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER

Achieve Equality Master Not Once
You must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDER

Keep Rein Tight
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER

Covet Covetousness Death Fear Life Lost
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDER

Matter People Ridiculous Serious

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