Leisure and idleness are the root of all mischief. - Cato the Elder

"Leisure and idleness are the root of all mischief."

Cato the Elder Work

Statesman Ancient Rome 234–149

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"Carthago delenda est"

"The budding of virtue is the beginning of liberty"

"Wise men learn from the mistakes of others; fools by their own"

"It is not enough to know what is good; one must have the courage to do it"

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."