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> [Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/farming-if-you-do-one-thing-late-you-will-be-late-in-all-your-work/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

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## More by Cato the Elder

> [The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/the-worst-ruler-is-one-who-cannot-rule-himself/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/it-is-a-difficult-matter-to-argue-with-the-belly-since-it-has-no-ears/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/an-angry-man-opens-his-mouth-and-shuts-his-eyes/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/when-you-have-decided-to-purchase-a-farm-be-careful-not-to-buy-rashly/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [Grasp the subject, the words will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/grasp-the-subject-the-words-will-follow/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/an-orator-is-a-good-man-who-is-skilled-in-speaking/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [Patience is the greatest of all virtues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/patience-is-the-greatest-of-all-virtues/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/furthermore-i-think-carthage-must-be-destroyed/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/when-you-have-arrived-at-your-country-house-and-have-saluted-your/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/if-you-are-ruled-by-mind-you-are-a-king-if-by-body-a-slave/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/moreover-i-consider-that-carthage-should-be-destroyed/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/i-prefer-to-do-right-and-get-no-thanks-than-to-do-wrong-and-receive/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/from-lightest-words-sometimes-the-direst-quarrel-springs/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [“Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public property in riches and luxury.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/thieves-of-private-property-pass-their-lives-in-chains-thieves-of/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

> [Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cato-the-elder/tis-sometimes-the-height-of-wisdom-to-feign-stupidity/)

[Cato the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cato-the-elder/)

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