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 ELDERSpeech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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