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Cato the Elder46 quotes“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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder 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.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder 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 ElderCato the Elder The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Lighter is the wound foreseen.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder You must keep her on a tight rein.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder 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.
Cato the ElderCato the Elder Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
Cato the ElderCato the Elder
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Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
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Bernadette PetersBernadette Peters There’s no time for conversation dear, moan is all I want to hear.
Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane The stage is near and dear to me.
Bela LugosiBela Lugosi It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
Ben JonsonBen Jonson A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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