He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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