Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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?
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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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 hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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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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