Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDERI 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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