Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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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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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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