The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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