Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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