After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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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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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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