Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDERBetween the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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