Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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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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