Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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