When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDERWoman 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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