An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERPatience is the greatest of all virtues.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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