He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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