Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERSuffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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 who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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