You must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDERWe cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERWhen 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.
CATO THE ELDERBe firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERPatience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDERThere is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDERWomen 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?
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER