The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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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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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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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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