The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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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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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.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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 more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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