Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDERFrom lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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