Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERWe cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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