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.
CATO THE ELDERBetween the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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