All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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