He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERA flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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 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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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