After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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