The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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