The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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