Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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