Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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