I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERAll mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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