I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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