I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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