All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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