Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDERGrasp the subject, the words will follow.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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