The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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 worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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