An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERPatience is the greatest of all virtues.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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