Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDERSuffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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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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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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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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