The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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