Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERI think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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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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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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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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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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