Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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