There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERThe hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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