A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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