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.
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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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