There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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