Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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