A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDERThose who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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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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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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