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Save for...Caesar no one while sober and of sound mind has entered upon public affairs for the purpose of ruining the commonwealth.

Cato the Elder

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Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC – 149 BC), Roman statesman, often called "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).

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Alternative Names: Marcus Porcius Cato • Marcus Porcius Cato Maior • Marcus Porcius Cato Major • Marcus Porcius Catus • Marcus Porcius Cato Sapiens • Cato Censor • Cato Sapiens • Cato Major • Marcus Portius Cato

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Emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est.

Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.

However often you go, a good piece of a land will please you more at each visit.

Save for...Caesar no one while sober and of sound mind has entered upon public affairs for the purpose of ruining the commonwealth. - Cato the Elder

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