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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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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