All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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