There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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You should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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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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