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.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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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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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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