There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERSpeech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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 should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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