An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERThe worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
-
-
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDER -
The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
CATO THE ELDER -
Even though work stops, expenses run on.
CATO THE ELDER -
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER -
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDER -
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER -
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDER -
Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER -
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER -
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER -
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
CATO THE ELDER -
Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDER -
You should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
CATO THE ELDER -
The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
CATO THE ELDER -
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER -
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDER -
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
CATO THE ELDER -
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER -
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDER -
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?
CATO THE ELDER -
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER -
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDER -
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDER