There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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