Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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