All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDERFrom lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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