We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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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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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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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.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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