Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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