Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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