Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
CATO THE ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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