Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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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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