Cato the Elder Quotes

It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDER

Argue Belly Difficult Matter Nom Ears Since
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDER

Between Happen May Morsel Mouth
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDER

Fame Greatest Patience Virtue
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?
CATO THE ELDER

Allow Completely Equality Freedom Rather Women
A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDER

Country Flush Look Out Prosperity Show Wy
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDER

Body King Mind Political Rule Slave
Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDER

Equality Gender Moment Once Sufer Suffering Superior Women
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
CATO THE ELDER

Anger Angry Educational Eye Mouth Open Shut
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
CATO THE ELDER

Firm May Occasion Recieve
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.
CATO THE ELDER

Content Country Decide Giving Inspection Need Purchase Rashy Single Spare Tour
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER

Allow Carthage Consider Destroy Moreover
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER

Contempt Courage Differences Life Mere True
The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
CATO THE ELDER

Injury Interest Punishment Recieve
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER

Covet Covetousness Death Fear Life Lost
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.
CATO THE ELDER

Animal Expect Over Rein Trace Uncontrol Useless Violent Woman
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDER

Few Gift Speech Though
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER

Communication Follow Grasp Improvement Language Self Subject
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDER

Anger Cloud Mind Perceive Truth
From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
CATO THE ELDER

Direst Lighted Quarrel Sometimes Spring Word
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.
CATO THE ELDER

Day Done Gather Good Next Possible Report Season Summon Wine
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.
CATO THE ELDER

Anger Approach First God Restrain Silent Thinking
The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
CATO THE ELDER

Hero Praise Protect Safety Slave
Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDER

Dear Farthing Need Needs Want
Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDER

Fame Foreseen Lighters Wound
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER

Education Fool Funny Inspirational Learn Men Wise
When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDER

Field Observe Progressed Remain Thing Undone
You must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDER

Keep Rein Tight

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