I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERAn angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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