From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
CATO THE ELDER
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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