Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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 hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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