Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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 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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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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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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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