Cato the Elder Quotes
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces. You must keep her on a tight rein . . . 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? Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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. When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone, 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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.