11 Quotes by Cato Elder


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    From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.

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    It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.

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    I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

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    It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work

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    The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.

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