He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDERYou 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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