After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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