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.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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?
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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