An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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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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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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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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