I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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 worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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