Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERSpeech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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