I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have — Cato the Elder

"All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us."

"Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam."

"Emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est."

"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. When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone, 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."

"The overseer should be responsible for the duties of the housekeeper. If the master has given her to you for a wife, you should be satisfied with her, and she should respect you. Require that she be not given to wasteful habits; that she does not gossip with the neighbours and other women. She should not receive visitors either in the kitchen or in her own quarters. She should not go out to parties, nor should she gad about."

"The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new."