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.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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