Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERIf you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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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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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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