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.
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from 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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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