Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERI can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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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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