An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERWe cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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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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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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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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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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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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