The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
CATO THE ELDERThe hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should 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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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