Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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