He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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