You must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDERNot at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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