It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens,
to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.
-- Marcus Porcius Cato
to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.
-- Marcus Porcius Cato
Related:
- It is a difficult task, O citizens, to make speeches to the belly,
which has no ears. -- Plutarch (46-120 AD) -- Life... - He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 BC),... - Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you,
and they will from that moment become your superiors... - He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
Marcus Porcius Cato, (234-149 BC), Roman... - If thou findest thy wife in adultery, thou art free to kill her without
trial,
and canst not be punished. If, on the other hand,... - Human life nearly resembles iron. When you use it, it wears out.
When you don't, rust consumes it. -- Marcus Porcius... - Those who steal from private individuals spend their lives in stocks and
chains;
those who steal from the public treasure go dressed... - The belly has no ears, nor is it to be filled with fair words.
Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iv, Chap...
