The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself. - Cato the Elder

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I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I was deserted in my head. I was always out, always in the saloons, always drinking, always messing about.

Cato the Elder

The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.

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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. You must keep her on a tight rein. . . 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? Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters. . .

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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

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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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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.

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If it ain't a pleasure, it ain't a poem.

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