Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERI prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
-
-
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER -
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDER -
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDER -
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER -
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER -
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER -
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDER -
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDER -
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?
CATO THE ELDER -
After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDER -
Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDER -
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDER -
All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDER