If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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