I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.

After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.

From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.

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 . . .