If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDERI can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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