There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDEREven though work stops, expenses run on.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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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.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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