There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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