Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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 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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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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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