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.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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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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