Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERPatience is the greatest of all virtues.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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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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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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