I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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