After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERBetween the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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