Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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?
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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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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