Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERSuffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDERPatience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDERThere is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERI prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERAll mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERYou 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.
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER