Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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