Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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