He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDERAll mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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 orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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.
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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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