He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERI can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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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.
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