Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERWoman 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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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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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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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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