Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERI 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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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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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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