Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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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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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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 hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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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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