Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERIf you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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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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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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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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