I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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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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When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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