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.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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?
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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