Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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 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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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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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