All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
CATO THE ELDERThe public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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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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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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