After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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