Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDERThere is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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